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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 My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
all
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
benignity
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From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
brother
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
call
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
cottage
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
dawned
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
day
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
diffuse
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
employed
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
fate
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
felt
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From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
forth
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
girl's
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
glorious
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
grateful
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From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
grounds
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
heart
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
hope
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
human
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
increased
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From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
like
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
Lilian
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
listened
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From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
longed
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
love
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
lured
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
man
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
mother
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
patient
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From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
patients
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From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
pay
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
police
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
race
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
rays
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
received
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
returning
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
rue
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From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
seen
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
sister
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
some
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
suffering
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
supported
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
threshold
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
unknown
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From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
visited
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From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
whole
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
widowed
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From this reading The girl's brother, a young man employed in the police, and whose pay supported a widowed mother and the suffering sister, received me at the threshold of the cottage.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With what increased benignity I listened to the patients who visited me the next morning!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
woman
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
worthier
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From this reading The whole human race seemed to be worthier of love, and I longed to diffuse amongst all some rays of the glorious hope that had dawned upon my heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I felt grateful to this poor patient; without her Lilian herself might be yet unknown to rue.
young
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From this reading My first call, when I went forth, was on the poor young woman from whom I had been returning the day before, when an impulse, which seemed like a fate, had lured me into the grounds where I had first seen Lilian.
