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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 It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
Antony
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From this reading Frank Antony Blake had gone!
arisen
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
AWAY
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From this reading 'WELL, CHOPS, TO RUN AWAY.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
better
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
Blake
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From this reading Frank Antony Blake had gone!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
CHOPS
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From this reading 'WELL, CHOPS, TO RUN AWAY.'
cloud
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
come
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
dark
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
dear
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
evening
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
ever
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
first
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
follow
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
Frank
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From this reading Frank Antony Blake had gone!
gone
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From this reading Frank Antony Blake had gone!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank Antony Blake had gone!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
hero's
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
horizon
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
know
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
letter
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
life
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
Lotty's
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
mother
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
next
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
RUN
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From this reading 'WELL, CHOPS, TO RUN AWAY.'
sickbed
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
sorrows
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
suddenly
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
summoned
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
sweet
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
telegram
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From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
thus
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'WELL, CHOPS, TO RUN AWAY.'
visit
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From this reading He had been summoned away suddenly--it is ever thus that sorrows come--to visit the sickbed of his mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
WELL
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From this reading 'WELL, CHOPS, TO RUN AWAY.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was sweet for her to know next evening by telegram that her hero's dear mother was better, and that a letter would follow.
young
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From this reading And this was the first dark cloud that had arisen on the horizon of Lotty's young life.
