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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 am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
affectionate
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
all
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
Anna
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
begin
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From this reading How shall I begin?
brother
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
came
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From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
Clifton
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
credibility
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custom
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From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
dear
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
descriptive
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From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
destructive
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
Error
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exceedingly
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From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
exceeds
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
exists
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friend
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
going
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Grosvenor
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
heart
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
How
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From this reading How shall I begin?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
Ives
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
Keep
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
kind
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
letter
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London
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
Louisa
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
malignant
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
Mrs
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
Oh
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
read
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From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
rend
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
rooted
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say
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
sight
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From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
St
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
Street
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
There
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From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
Wenbourne
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From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Anna Wenbourne St. Ives to Louisa Clifton_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Louisa!--My dear, my kind, my affectionate Louisa!--My friend!--What shall I say?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
workings
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From this reading There was something in his look which, could I but have read it, was exceedingly descriptive of the workings of his heart.
yesterday
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From this reading He came to me yesterday morning, as was his custom.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going to rend your heart.-- Keep this letter from the sight of Mrs. Clifton: if she have not already been told, do not let her know such a letter exists--Oh this brother!--But he is not your brother--Error so rooted, so malignant, so destructive exceeds all credibility!
