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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 In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
aching
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
all
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
Arno
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
banks
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
beating
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
direct
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
Dora
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
Earle
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
Earlescourt
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
Eastham
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
else
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From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
enough
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From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
established
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
father's
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
foreseen
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
gone
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
heart
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
high
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
home
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
joy
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
leaving
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
love
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From this reading She would love him all the more, she said.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
more
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From this reading She would love him all the more, she said.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
neck
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
now
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
pretty
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
Ronald
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
round
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
said
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From this reading She would love him all the more, she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would love him all the more, she said.
small
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
sorrow
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
stern
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
there
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From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had gone direct to Eastham, after leaving Earlescourt, his heart aching with sorrow for home and all that he had left there, and beating high with joy at the thought that now nothing stood between him and Dora.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
up
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From this reading She must love him enough to make up for home and every one else.
villa
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
wept
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
wife
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
words
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From this reading He told her of the quarrel--of his father's stern words--and Dora, as he had foreseen clung round his neck and wept.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would love him all the more, she said.
young
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From this reading In a small, pretty villa, on the banks of the Arno, Ronald Earle established himself with his young wife.
