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accomplish
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
Angel
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From this reading The Angel of Marriage--REV.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
aught
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
better
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
choice
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
Conway
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
effective
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
far
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
friendships
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
glow
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
grew
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. WILLIAMS.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
Lady
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
listen
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
listening
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
Marriage
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From this reading The Angel of Marriage--REV.
more
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
MOTLEY
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From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
ONLY
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From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
out
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
own
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
passion's
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
REV
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From this reading The Angel of Marriage--REV.
sight
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
stage
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
up
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From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
voice
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
WEAR
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From this reading MOTLEY THE ONLY WEAR.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The friendships that grew up out of sight were far more effective than anything that Lady Conway could accomplish on the stage.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.
WILLIAMS
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From this reading I. WILLIAMS.
worldly
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From this reading For better far than passion's glow, Or aught of worldly choice, To listen His own will to know, And, listening, hear his voice.