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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 Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
aching
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From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
alive
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
all
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From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
away
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From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
big
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
Christmas
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
curious
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
day
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
desired
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From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
dinner
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
eat
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
expected
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
eyes
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From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
face
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From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
family
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
Felix
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
Gaved
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
Hall
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
hard
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
heard
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
heart
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From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
home
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
house
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
Madeline's
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From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
MISGIVINGS
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
more
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
Muller's
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
news
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
once
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
pain
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
pleasure
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
Rufus
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
say
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
sight
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From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
soon
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
spread
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
squire
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
St
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From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
there
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From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
things
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From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
thrill
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From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
times
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From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
visit
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From this reading MISGIVINGS The day after Felix Muller's visit to Rufus the squire and his family returned to the Hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart had been aching for a sight of Madeline's face ever since she went away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The news soon spread through St. Gaved that the big house was alive once more, and that the captain was expected home in time to eat his Christmas dinner with the family.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rufus heard the news with a curious thrill, but whether of pain or of pleasure it would be hard to say.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there were times when he desired above all things that he might never look into her eyes again.
