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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 She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
arrived
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
called
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From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
certainly
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From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
coach
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
days
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
heart
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
Houran
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
houses
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
ill
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From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
interpreted
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
joy
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
Kinloch
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
literally
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
love
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
Methven
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
movement
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
Mrs
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
nature
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
new
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
own
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
painful
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From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
patient
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
pride
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
promises
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
quiet
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
recall
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
sad
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
serious
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From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
son
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From this reading Her son wanted her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
telegram
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
tie
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
touched
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
tremor
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
Two
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From this reading Two days after, Mrs. Methven arrived at Kinloch Houran by the afternoon coach, alone.
very
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From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
waiting
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
wanted
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From this reading Her son wanted her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he might be ill, certainly it must be for something serious and painful that she was called; yet he wanted her!
wealth
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From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had been very quiet and patient, waiting if perhaps his heart might be touched and he might recall the tie of nature and his own promises, feeling with a sad pride that she wanted nothing of him but his love, and that without that the fine houses and the new wealth were nothing to her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had interpreted very literally the telegram which had brought such a tremor yet such a movement of joy to her heart.
