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13
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
affair
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
Akool
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
Anna
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
arm
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
attempting
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
Dearest
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
des
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
faut
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
garder
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
hasten
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
honnétes
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
Il
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
investigate
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
knowing
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
Makar
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
March
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
mere
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
mistake
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
months
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From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
more
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
mouvements
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
newspaper
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
origin
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
parce
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
past
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From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
premiers
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
presque
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
qu'ils
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
reported
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
scratch
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
se
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
see
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From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
shock
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
slightly
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
some
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From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
sont
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dearest Anna,--I see from the newspaper before me of March 13, that I am reported dead.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
toujours
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From this reading Il faut se garder des premiers mouvements, parce qu'ils sont presque toujours honnétes.
true
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
turning
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From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
wounded
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From this reading It is true that I was in the Makar Akool affair, and was slightly wounded--a mere scratch in the arm--but nothing more.
write
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From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
written
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From this reading I have not written to you for some months past because I have been turning something over in my mind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before attempting to investigate the origin of this mistake, I hasten to write to you, knowing, dearest, what a shock this must have been to you.
