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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 A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
all
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From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
amazement
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
ay
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
BASKET-MAKER
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From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
Bernardine
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
bitter
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
dared
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From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
DARKENS
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From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
delicate
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
doctor's
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
existence
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
eyes
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
face
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
girl
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
graceful
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
grew
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
HOME
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From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
indulged
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
known
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
laughed
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
lips
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
luxury
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
many
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
moist
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
Moore
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
mother
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
over-indulgent
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
pampered
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
PEACEFUL
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From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
realities
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
reared
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
remove
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From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
see
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
sorrow
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From this reading Oh, if he but dared remove her from all this sorrow!
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
struggles
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
Sweet
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
tears
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHADOW DARKENS THE PEACEFUL HOME OF THE BASKET-MAKER.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
trembled
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From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
undergo
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
very
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From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He who had been reared in luxury, pampered and indulged--ay, spoiled by an over-indulgent mother, what had he ever known of the bitter realities of life, the struggles many have to undergo for their very existence?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked at this delicate, graceful girl, and his lips trembled, his eyes grew moist with tears.
young
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From this reading Sweet Bernardine Moore laughed to see the look of amazement upon the young doctor's face.
