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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 had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had not seen her since the day after Christmas Day.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
blooming
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
bright
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
chapel-gossips
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
Christmas
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From this reading I had not seen her since the day after Christmas Day.
complimenting
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
conversation
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
cousin
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
cow-house
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
daughter's
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
Day
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
Easter
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
Farm
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
few
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
forgetful
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not seen her since the day after Christmas Day.
healthy
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
heard
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
heart
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
Holman
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
Hope
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
hours
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
looks
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
months
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
news
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
only
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
Phillis
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From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
prophecies
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
quickened
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
remarked
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
remembrance
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
renewed
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
seen
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From this reading I had not seen her since the day after Christmas Day.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I had not seen her since the day after Christmas Day.
sinister
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
three
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From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
vigour
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From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
vividly
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From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remembrance of our conversation in the cow-house was vividly in my mind as I looked at her when her bright healthy appearance was remarked upon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I went over on Easter Day I heard the chapel-gossips complimenting cousin Holman on her daughter’s blooming looks, quite forgetful of their sinister prophecies three months before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had left the Hope Farm only a few hours after I had told her the news which had quickened her heart into renewed life and vigour.
wonder
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From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
words
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From this reading And I looked at Phillis, and did not wonder at their words.
