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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 “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
actually
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From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
Alma
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From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
barrier
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
child
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
community
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
conjecture
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
Elverton
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From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
evermore
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
face
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From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
family
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
fate
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
father
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
flesh
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From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
flight
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
horizon
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
intercepting
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
met
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
Now
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
once
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From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
own
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
pained
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From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
past
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
perplexed
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From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
PleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
rays
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
sank
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
seen
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
self
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
setting
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
spectre
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
speculation
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
spoken
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From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
spot
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
Stands
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From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
subject
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
sun
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
There
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From this reading There in that spot he had stood before her, intercepting the last rays of the setting sun as it sank below the horizon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now father and child have met at last, Met—as they never had met before; Between them the spectre of the past Stands—a barrier for evermore.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
transfixed
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From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
unknown
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
wanderings
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Pleased, pained and perplexed at once, Alma stood transfixed where Elverton had left her.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had seen her father, actually seen him in the flesh, and spoken with him face to face!
wonder
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From this reading She had seen her father! her father, whose sudden flight, mysterious wanderings, and unknown fate, had been the great subject of wonder, speculation and conjecture to her own self, to the family and to the community.
