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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 THE GRASSHOPPER A BURDEN.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little child would belong to him alone.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
also
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
altogether
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
belong
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From this reading The little child would belong to him alone.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
brain
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
BURDEN
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From this reading THE GRASSHOPPER A BURDEN.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
came
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
charge
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
child
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From this reading The little child would belong to him alone.
committed
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
daughter
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
divide
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
father's
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
full
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
GRASSHOPPER
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From this reading THE GRASSHOPPER A BURDEN.
grief
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
instead
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
land
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
letter
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little child would belong to him alone.
meaning
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
now
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
pained
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
penetrated
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
returning
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
sea
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
slowly
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
some
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
Susan's
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From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRASSHOPPER A BURDEN.
there
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
treasure
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From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
True
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
very
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
way
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From this reading True, it was both a grief and disappointment to think that his daughter, instead of returning to him, was already on her way across the sea to a very distant land.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was some time before the full meaning of Susan's letter penetrated to her father's brain; but when it did, he was not at first altogether pained by it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But as this came slowly to his mind, there came also the thought that there would now be no one to divide with him the treasure committed to his charge.
