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allowed
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
anchor
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From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
antechamber
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From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
anticipated
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
Argutis
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From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
back
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
beamed
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
beloved
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
break
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From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
bringing
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
came
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
cast
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From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
day
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From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
delight
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
ear
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
evident
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
expressed
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
father
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
freedom
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
fully
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
house
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
hurried
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
impart
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
intelligence
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
Johanna
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
joy
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
joyful
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
knew
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
Melissa
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From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
mistress
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From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
mistress's
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
news
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
Philip
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
pleasure
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
reach
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
regained
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From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
slave
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From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
son
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From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
street
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From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melissa even hurried back to Johanna to impart to her the joyful intelligence that she might tell it to her mistress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
tidings
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
undivided
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From this reading The slave had not allowed these joyful tidings to reach his beloved mistress's ear, that he might have the undivided pleasure of bringing them himself, and the delight she expressed was fully as great as he had anticipated.
waiting
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From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slave Argutis was waiting for Melissa in the antechamber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they were in the street the slave told her that, at break of day, the ship had cast anchor which brought back father and son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was evident that he brought good news, for he beamed with joy as she came toward him; and before she left the house she knew that her father and Philip had returned and had regained their freedom.
