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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 "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
America
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
Amos
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
Australia
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
away
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
brother
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From this reading "Yes," replied his brother, "I certainly do.
business
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From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
certainly
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From this reading "Yes," replied his brother, "I certainly do.
clearly
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
country
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
dear
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes," replied his brother, "I certainly do.
don't
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
father
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
frightened
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," replied his brother, "I certainly do.
hold
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
hope
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
hot
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
Huntingdon
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From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
letter
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
made
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
man
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
miserable
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From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
Mr
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From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
only
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From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
persuaded
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," replied his brother, "I certainly do.
reply
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
said
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From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
seems
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
sister
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
too
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
view
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From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
Walter
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
way
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From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That seems to be what he has in view, for clearly he has made this country too hot to hold him."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It is so, dear father," said Amos in reply; "but may we not hope that he will take himself away to America or Australia before long?
writing
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Walter; "but I am persuaded that my sister was frightened by the man into writing the last part of that letter;--don't you think so, Amos?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I only hope it may be so," rejoined Mr Huntingdon, "for it is a miserable business, look at it which way you will."
