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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 "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
ain't
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
away
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
beautiful
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
beauty
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
bench
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
bore
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
carry
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From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
cold
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
contemplated
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
dark
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
day
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
dresses
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
employé
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
face
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
FATAL
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From this reading THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
festival
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
flowers
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
flowing
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
get
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From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
hair
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
hopefully
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
house
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From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
Kathleen's
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
laid
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
made
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
maid
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
Maybe
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
mirror
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
mournfully
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
neglecting
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
only
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
overcoats
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
railway
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
really
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
said
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From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
soft
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
some
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
swooned
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From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
TELEGRAM
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From this reading THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL TELEGRAM.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe she ain't really dead, only swooned," he continued, hopefully; and between them they bore her in, and laid her on a bench made soft with their overcoats.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor thing! she must have been a beauty," the railway employé said, as he contemplated Kathleen's cold and beautiful face.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
tresses
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
turns
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, let us carry her into the house and get a doctor.
village
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
young
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From this reading "The young village maid, when with flowers she dresses Her dark, flowing hair for some festival day, Will think of thy face till, neglecting her tresses, She mournfully turns from the mirror away."
