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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 THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
bear
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From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
Belle
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
bring
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
can't
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From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
cemeteries
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city
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CONSOLATIONS
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
crowded
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From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
FINAL
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
go
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
group
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
leave
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From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
Mildred
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Millie
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Mr
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Mrs
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now
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
OPIUM
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
placed
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From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
rarely
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
revealed
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
Roger
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From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
sadder
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
said
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From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
see
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
September
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
sun
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Millie, I can't bear to have Belle placed in one of the crowded city cemeteries.
Very
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From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
watch
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From this reading At last Roger looked at his watch and said:
watched
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From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
well
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From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."
Wentworth
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
Wheaton
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From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE FINAL CONSOLATIONS OF OPIUM The glowing September sun had rarely revealed a sadder group than that which still watched beside poor Belle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will now go and see Mr. Wentworth, and bring Mrs. Wheaton."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very well, Roger," Mildred replied, "we leave everything in your hands."