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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 SACRIFICE.
all
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
bear
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
beautiful
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From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
Berlin
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
cannot
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
engagement
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
face
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From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
follow
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
frankly
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
give
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From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
go
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
going
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
House
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
husband
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
idea
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From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
jealous
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
listen
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From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
Marion
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From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
Now
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
Opera
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
oppose
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
parents
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
raised
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From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
refuses
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From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
rival
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From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
Royal
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
SACRIFICE
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From this reading A SACRIFICE.
said
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
social
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From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Marion raised herself so that she could look into the face of her beautiful rival.
there
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
too
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
up
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From this reading I have asked him to give up the idea, but he refuses--he will not listen to me.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we all oppose it; his parents for social reasons, and I--I tell you frankly, because I am jealous of you, and cannot bear that he should follow you there.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
wishes
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From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now I will tell you," she said; "you are going to Berlin; you have an engagement at the Royal Opera House there, and my husband wishes to go there, too.
