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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 _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
accident
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
accompany
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
all
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
allowed
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
dated
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
day
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
dear
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
defend
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
distance
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
ecstatic
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
eye
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
far
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
fight
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
fixed
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
foolish
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From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
Frank
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
Grosvenor
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
Henley
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
killed
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From this reading Have been wounded for her!--Would I had been killed!
letter
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps have saved her life!
London
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
luckiest
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
night
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
Oliver
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps have saved her life!
pleasure
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
receive
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
ridden
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
romantic
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From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps have saved her life!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
Street
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
there
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From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
thus
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
Trenchard
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
wish
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From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
world
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From this reading By the luckiest accident in the world, I have been allowed to accompany her thus far, have ridden all day with my eye fixed upon her, and at night have had the ecstatic pleasure to defend, to fight for her!
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Have been wounded for her!--Would I had been killed!
wounded
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From this reading Have been wounded for her!--Would I had been killed!
wrong
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From this reading Was there ever so foolish, so wrong, so romantic a wish?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ You did not expect, dear Oliver, to receive a letter from me dated at this distance.
