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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 A DISCONTENTED BEAUTY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?
Author
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
BEAUTY
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From this reading A DISCONTENTED BEAUTY.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?
DISCONTENTED
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From this reading A DISCONTENTED BEAUTY.
Dora
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
etc
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
everywhere
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From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
Gloom
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
good-tempered
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From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
just
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From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
Leone
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From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?
looking
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From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
loud
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From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?
man
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From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
Out
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
Pardon
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
place
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From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
Roses
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
speaker
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From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
stout
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From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
Sunshine
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
tall
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From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
there
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From this reading Here, there, everywhere, except just in the place where you should be."
Thomas
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From this reading Author of "Sunshine and Roses," "Beyond Pardon," "Dora Thomas," "From Out the Gloom," etc., etc.
voice
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From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was a tall, stout, good-tempered looking man.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Leone," cried a loud voice, "where are you?