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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 His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
accepting
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
Adair's
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
always
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading LOVE AMONG THE ROSES.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
any
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
Arthur
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From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
assured
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
back
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
Bohun
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From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
breakfast
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
carried
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
Cumberland's
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
Ellen
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
existed
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
fear
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
feet
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
harshly
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
heart
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
immediately
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
impatient
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
judging
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
kept
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
LOVE
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From this reading LOVE AMONG THE ROSES.
man
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
Mrs
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
necessity
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
other
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
overwhelmingly
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
peasant
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
prince
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
reason
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From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
rebellious
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
rose
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From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
ROSES
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From this reading LOVE AMONG THE ROSES.
see
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
spirit
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From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOVE AMONG THE ROSES.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
wanted
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Ellen Adair's love was his, and that no fear existed of her accepting any other man, let him be prince or peasant, reason assured him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Arthur Bohun rose the next morning, his senses had returned to him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His impatient feet would have carried him to Mrs. Cumberland's immediately after breakfast; but his spirit was a little rebellious still, and kept him back.
yearning
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From this reading He wanted to see her; for that his heart was always yearning; but on this morning when, as it seemed, he had been judging her harshly, the necessity seemed overwhelmingly great.
