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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 Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
absolutely
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From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
allowed
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From this reading Her, at any rate, he would not be allowed to see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
any
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
back
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
Caldigate
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From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
came
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From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
closed
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
Day
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From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
days
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
doors
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
Folking
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
friend
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
given
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
Hester
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From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
inquiring
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
intervening
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
knock
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
more
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
necessary
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From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
night
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
other
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
prison
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
probably
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
rate
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From this reading Her, at any rate, he would not be allowed to see.
rigidly
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
sad
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
said
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From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
see
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From this reading Her, at any rate, he would not be allowed to see.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
Then
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From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
trial
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
two
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From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
verdict
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
Very
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From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
welfare
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
well
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From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The First Day Then came the morning on which Caldigate and Hester must part.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
wife
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From this reading And then,--should the verdict be given against him, the prison doors would be closed against her, his wife, more rigidly than against any other friend who might knock at them inquiring after his welfare.
word
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From this reading Very little had been said about it, but a word or two had been absolutely necessary.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The trial would probably take two days, and it would not be well that he should be brought back to Folking for the sad intervening night.
