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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 For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
air
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
away
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
Belle's
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
bulbs
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
constitution
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
enough
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
ensuing
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
events
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
eyes
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
fondly
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
girl
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
grave
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
head
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
Jocelyn
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
leaning
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
led
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
loved
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
mentioned
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
Mildred
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
months
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
MOTHER
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
mountain
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
Mrs
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
names
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
native
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
passes
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
place
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
planted
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
rapidly
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
recovered
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
Roger
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
roses
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
sacred
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
sobbed
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
SON
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
soon
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
spring-flowering
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
steadily
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
story
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
strong
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
tears
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOTHER AND SON Our story passes rapidly over the events of the ensuing months.
thick
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From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
unbroken
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From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In his native mountain air, and under the impulse of his strong, unbroken constitution, Roger recovered rapidly and steadily.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
village
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From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as he was strong enough he went to the village cemetery, and, leaning his head on Belle's grave, sobbed until Mildred led him away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and Mildred planted the sacred place thick with roses and spring-flowering bulbs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
young
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From this reading For a long time tears would come into his eyes whenever the names of Mrs. Jocelyn and the young girl he loved so fondly were mentioned.
