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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 "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
begins
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
CAESAR
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From this reading --JULIUS CAESAR.
ceremony
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
chill
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
coming
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
crisping
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
day
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
decay
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
DENAS
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From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
ELIZABETH
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From this reading ELIZABETH AND DENAS.
enforced
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
faith
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
frost
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
gray
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
hardening
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
hate
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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
indicated
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
JULIUS
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From this reading --JULIUS CAESAR.
love
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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
Lucilius
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
note
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
plain
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
rain
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
road
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
simple
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/
to become less tight or less strong
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
There
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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
tricks
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
turf
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
uses
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From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
Wednesday
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From this reading The rain was over on Wednesday morning, but the day was gray and chill and the crisping turf and the hardening road indicated a coming frost.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to slacken and decay, It uses an enforced ceremony: There are no tricks in plain and simple faith."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."
woman
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From this reading "There is no hate in a woman which is not born of love."