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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
Basil
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
burning
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
child
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From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
cords
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
dared
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
death
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
died
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From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
Evalia's
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From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
eyes
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
fairly
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
fear
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
feet
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
forehead
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
God
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
Heaven
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From this reading "It is true, master," she moaned, "true as Heaven."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
Hurlhurst
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is true, master," she moaned, "true as Heaven."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
keep
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
knew
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
knowledge
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
like
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
mad
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From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
master
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From this reading "It is true, master," she moaned, "true as Heaven."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
moaned
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From this reading "It is true, master," she moaned, "true as Heaven."
mother
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From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
night
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From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
out
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
pale
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
passionately
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
rage
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
say
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
seventeen
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is true, master," she moaned, "true as Heaven."
shrieked
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From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
starting
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
stolen
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From this reading My little child--Evalia's child and mine--not dead, but stolen on the night its mother died!
surely
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From this reading My God! it can not be; surely you are mad!" he shrieked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
true
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From this reading "It is true, master," she moaned, "true as Heaven."
veins
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
woman
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From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
years
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From this reading "You knew my child, for whom I grieved for seventeen long years, was stolen--not dead--and dared to keep the knowledge from me?" he cried, passionately, beside himself with rage, agony and fear.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My God!" cried Basil Hurlhurst, starting to his feet, pale as death, his eyes fairly burning, and the veins standing out on his forehead like cords, "you do not know what you say, woman!
