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accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
all
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
campaigning
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
CAP'N
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From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
cavalry
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
conveyed
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
DE
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From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
dusky
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
elapsed
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
HEAD
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From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
imagination
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
interest
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
invested
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
kindle
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
LANE
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From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
learned
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
lines
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
LINKUM
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From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
MAN
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From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
Many
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
Marian
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meaning
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
meant
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
modest
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From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
months
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
more
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From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
once
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
participated
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From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
peculiar
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
read
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From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
recommended
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
seen
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
service
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From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
strangers
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
tended
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
true
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From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
two
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
understood
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "DE HEAD LINKUM MAN WAS CAP'N LANE."
well
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had learned what cavalry campaigning meant, and read more meaning between the lines than the lines themselves conveyed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This had been the more true because he was so modest in his accounts of the service in which he had participated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
words
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From this reading It can be well understood that the two dusky strangers, recommended by words from Lane, were at once invested with peculiar interest to Marian.
written
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From this reading Many months had elapsed since she had seen him, but all that he had written tended to kindle her imagination.
