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Adah
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
Alice
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
Anna
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From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
better
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
bridal
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
cared
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
carried
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From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
Charlie
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
circumstances
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
dawned
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
Drearily
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
early
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
entered
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
farewells
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
girl
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
go
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
gone
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From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
good-byes
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From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
helped
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
hour
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
house
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
impatient
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From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
indeed
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From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
leave
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
like
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From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
LINA
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
longer
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
much
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
nurse
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
pitied
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
ready
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
request
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From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
room
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From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
said
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
see
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From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
sick
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From this reading "I would like to see 'Lina," she said to Alice, who carried the request to the sick room.
slumbers
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
spoken
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From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
tarried
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
there
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From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
unpleasant
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From this reading But even Alice said she had better go, and so at an early hour she was ready to leave the house she had entered under so unpleasant circumstances.
waiting
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were indeed good-byes to be spoken, for Anna was impatient to be gone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading POOR 'LINA Drearily the morning dawned, but there were no bridal slumbers to be broken, no bridal farewells said.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
Willie
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From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for Adah, who must be found, and Willie, who must be cared for, and Charlie, who was waiting for her, she would have tarried longer, and helped to nurse the girl whom she pitied so much.
