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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 And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
acquaintance
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From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
bore
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From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
came
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
Eastbourne
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From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
envelope
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From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
flirted
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From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
Guy
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
Hargrave
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
intimate
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From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
Isobel
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From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
knew
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
known
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
letter
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
lived
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
love
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
loved
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
man
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From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
many
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
post-mark
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From this reading It was from an intimate acquaintance, and the envelope bore the Eastbourne post-mark.
really
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
reverie
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
roused
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
saw
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From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
scarred
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
second
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
seen
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
sides
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
sight
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From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
twenty-seven
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
up
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From this reading Mrs Hargrave roused herself from her reverie, and took up the letter for the second time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was love at first sight on both sides, and Guy knew that he had never really loved before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
whole-hearted
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Isobel had not even flirted with a man before she saw him.
women
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
world
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
years
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From this reading She came to him whole-hearted, and he came as little scarred as a man might be who has lived twenty-seven years in the world, and seen and known many women.
