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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 Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
agent
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
all
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From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
away
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
broadly
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
cleared
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
coercive
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
conclusion
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From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
daughter
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
day
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
deliberately
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
Denver
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
discovered
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From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
father
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
forenoon
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
hardened
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
heart
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
knew
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
like
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
measures
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
meeting
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
miscarried
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From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
mystery
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
ordered
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From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
own
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
passenger
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
peremptory
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
plan
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From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
pointed
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From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
possibility
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
preclude
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
President's
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
promised
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
quickly
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
repetition
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
resentful
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
return
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From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
satisfaction
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
sent
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
small
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
Speaking
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
stay
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From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
straws
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From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
sufficiently
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
things
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From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
train
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
undutiful
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From this reading Speaking broadly, the President's daughter was not undutiful; but she was sufficiently like her father to be quickly resentful of coercive measures.
up
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From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father knew, or thought he knew, that the passenger agent was to stay behind in Denver, and he had deliberately sent her away for the day to preclude the possibility of another meeting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These things were but straws, but they all pointed to one conclusion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he had discovered that the little plan had miscarried, he had quite as deliberately ordered her return.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore, when she had cleared up the small mystery to her own satisfaction, she hardened her heart and promised herself that nothing short of a repetition of the peremptory order should make her return on the forenoon train.
