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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 On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
afflicted
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
age
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The handwriting was delicate and might well be a woman's.
anxiety
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
came
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
chapters
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
Chauncy
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
close
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
congregation
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
delicate
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From this reading The handwriting was delicate and might well be a woman's.
departed
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
discomfort
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
door
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
evening
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
events
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
Fairweather
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
God
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
handwriting
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From this reading The handwriting was delicate and might well be a woman's.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
mercy
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The handwriting was delicate and might well be a woman's.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
note
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
person
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
place
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
prayers
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
received
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
requests
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
Reverend
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
Saturday
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
saying
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
sex
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
show
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
soul
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
source
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
special
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
spiritual
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
taken
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
There
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
two
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
unknown
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
week
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From this reading The events told in the last two chapters had taken place toward the close of the week.
well
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From this reading The handwriting was delicate and might well be a woman's.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
woman's
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From this reading The handwriting was delicate and might well be a woman's.
word
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From this reading On Saturday evening the Reverend Chauncy Fairweather received a note which was left at his door by an unknown person who departed without saying a word.
words
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From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Its words were these: “One who is in distress of mind requests the prayers of this congregation that God would be pleased to look in mercy upon the soul that he has afflicted.”
writer
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From this reading There was nothing to show from whom the note came, or the sex or age or special source of spiritual discomfort or anxiety of the writer.
