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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 THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
age
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
All
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From this reading All next day nothing took place.
always
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
bear
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
bring
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
burden
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
burdens
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
contest
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
courage
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
court
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
Cristo
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
daily
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
day
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From this reading All next day nothing took place.
dramatic
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
dread
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
emphasis
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
endurance
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
expectancy
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
experience
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
father
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
happen
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
heroism
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
keyed
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
lays
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
MAKES
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
many
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
Melissy
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
Monte
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
news
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All next day nothing took place.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All next day nothing took place.
occasion
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From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
others
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
own
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
passive
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
place
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From this reading All next day nothing took place.
PROPOSITION
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
quick
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
ready
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
see
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
succeeding
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
sympathies
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
TENDERFOOT
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
term
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From this reading On the succeeding one her father returned with the news that the "Monte Cristo" contest had been continued to another term of court.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All next day nothing took place.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
waited
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From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
warm
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From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of quick, warm sympathies, always ready to bear with courage her own and others' burdens, she had none of that passive endurance which age and experience bring.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE TENDERFOOT MAKES A PROPOSITION Melissy waited in dread expectancy to see what would happen.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was keyed to the heroism of an occasion, but not yet to that which life lays as a daily burden upon many without dramatic emphasis.
