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10th
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
admired
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From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
all
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
brother
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From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
brotherly
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
came
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
city
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
Cobb
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
England
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
evening
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
executive
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
familiar
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
find
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
friend's
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
girl
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From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
gone
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
heart
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
Hugh
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
January
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
loved
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From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
mansion
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
Marie
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
mattered
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
Mollie
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
New
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
passion
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
reached
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
regard
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
simple
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
sister
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, he admired the girl; loved her, but as a brother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
there
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From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
vanished
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From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
visit
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
voice
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From this reading "Hello!" cried a familiar voice as Hugh came from the executive mansion that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
Washington
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From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the 10th of January when Cobb and Hugh returned from their visit to New England and reached the city of Washington.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Hugh was not at all pleased to find Marie gone; as for Cobb, it mattered not whether Mollie was there or not.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the passion which he had first thought to be in his heart for his friend's sister had vanished into a simple brotherly regard.
