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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 A FIRST APPEAL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
APPEAL
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From this reading A FIRST APPEAL.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
assumed
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From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
calm
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
cause
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
conduct
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
connected
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
courage
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
day
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
deprived
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
face
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FIRST APPEAL.
following
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
former
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From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
happened
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
Harriet
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
husband
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
inquiry
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
manner
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From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
occurred
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
power
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
read
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
Routh
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
Routh's
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
said
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
self-possessed
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
Stewart
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
subject
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
telling
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
tone
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From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
torturing
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From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
unconsciously
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From this reading As Harriet asked him this question, she unconsciously assumed her former manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Stewart," said Harriet Routh to her husband in a tone of calm, self-possessed inquiry, on the following day, "what has happened?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something told her that the cause of Routh's conduct, and of the distress of mind which she read in his face, was not connected with the subject that was torturing her.
yesterday
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From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading What occurred yesterday, which you had not the courage to face, and deprived yourself of the power of telling me?"
