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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arbiter
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "BE HOPEFUL, THAT I MAY HOPE."
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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book
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busy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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casual
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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coursing
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destiny
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down
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father's
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form
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gentle
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give
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glance
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graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
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grew
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heaven
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LEFT to herself Marian soon threw down the book she tried to read, and thought grew busy with her father's later words.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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high
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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HOPE
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From this reading "BE HOPEFUL, THAT I MAY HOPE."
HOPEFUL
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From this reading "BE HOPEFUL, THAT I MAY HOPE."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "BE HOPEFUL, THAT I MAY HOPE."
imagination
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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knight
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later
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lay
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LEFTnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mad
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maidenhood
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man
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Marian
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MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "BE HOPEFUL, THAT I MAY HOPE."
nerves
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new
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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outline
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overcome
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pass
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power
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premonition
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proud
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reach
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read
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real
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reserve
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resistless
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sacred
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scarcely
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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set
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shadowy
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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slightest
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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somewhere
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soon
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soul
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was there a stranger, whom now she would sweep with a casual glance, who still had the power to subdue her proud maidenhood, overcome the reserve which seemed to reach as high as heaven, and lay a gentle yet resistless grasp, not only on her sacred form, but on her very soul?
stranger
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street
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strong
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subdue
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sweep
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THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "BE HOPEFUL, THAT I MAY HOPE."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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there
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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threw
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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tingling
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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torrents
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tried
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unknown
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veins
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very
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Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there then a knight--a man--somewhere in the world, so unknown to her that she would pass him in the street without the slightest premonition that he was the arbiter of her destiny?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Was there a stranger, whom now she would sweep with a casual glance, who still had the power to subdue her proud maidenhood, overcome the reserve which seemed to reach as high as heaven, and lay a gentle yet resistless grasp, not only on her sacred form, but on her very soul?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Was there a stranger, whom now she would sweep with a casual glance, who still had the power to subdue her proud maidenhood, overcome the reserve which seemed to reach as high as heaven, and lay a gentle yet resistless grasp, not only on her sacred form, but on her very soul?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was there some one, to whom imagination could scarcely give shadowy outline, so real and strong that he could look a new life into her soul, set all her nerves tingling, and her blood coursing in mad torrents through her veins?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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words
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world
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Was there then a knight--a man--somewhere in the world, so unknown to her that she would pass him in the street without the slightest premonition that he was the arbiter of her destiny?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Was there a stranger, whom now she would sweep with a casual glance, who still had the power to subdue her proud maidenhood, overcome the reserve which seemed to reach as high as heaven, and lay a gentle yet resistless grasp, not only on her sacred form, but on her very soul?
