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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 He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
acts
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
affection
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
all
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
angels
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
away
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
bear
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
came
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
cared
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
carriage
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
charm
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where could he fly from memory?
despatched
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
destroying
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
door
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
Evelyn
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
fatal
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
FLETCHER
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
fly
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From this reading Where could he fly from memory?
fondly
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where could he fly from memory?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
hastened
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
ill
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
JOHN
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
just
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
letter
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
Maltravers
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From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Where could he fly from memory?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
now
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
obey
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
object
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
only
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
sent
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
shadows
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
studiously
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
Vargrave
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
waiting
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From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
walk
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From this reading OUR acts our angels are, or good or ill, The fatal shadows that walk by us still.--JOHN FLETCHER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where could he fly from memory?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading THE next morning came; the carriage was at the door of Maltravers, to bear him away he cared not whither.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was now only waiting for Vargrave, to whom he had sent, and who hastened to obey the summons.
written
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From this reading He had just despatched the letter to Evelyn,--a letter studiously written for the object of destroying all the affection to which he had so fondly looked as the last charm of life.
