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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 Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
admiring
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
adored
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
air
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
away
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
bird-like
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
crowded
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
days
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
entranced
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
exquisite
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
faltering
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
Fame
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
far
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
gaining
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
girl
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
gradually
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
happier
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
happiness
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
held
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
KATHLEEN
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From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
Love
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From this reading "Love thee?
loved
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
night
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
now
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
once
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
OWN
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From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
rose
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
surrounded
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
SWEET
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From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
tenderly
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Love thee?
Thou'rt
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
throng
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
timid
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
voice
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From this reading Kathleen had a sweet and bird-like voice, that had held crowded drawing-rooms entranced in the happier days that now seemed so far away.
volume
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
wealth
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
well
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
WIFE
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From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
wondering
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
worthless
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From this reading So well, so tenderly, Thou'rt loved, adored by me, Fame, fortune, wealth, and happiness Are worthless without thee!"
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WILL YOU BE MY OWN SWEET WIFE, KATHLEEN?"
young
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From this reading As that exquisite voice--timid at first, and faltering, but gradually gaining strength and volume--rose upon the night air the young girl was at once surrounded by a wondering and admiring throng.
