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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 Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
abode
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TEDDY DARRELL AGAIN.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
anger
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
arm
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
back
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
bore
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
Carew's
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cold
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
command
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
DARRELL
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From this reading TEDDY DARRELL AGAIN.
face
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
fainting
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
fallen
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
flaring
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
freezing
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
friendly
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
girl
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
gives
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
heart
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
humane
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
I'll
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
INGELOW
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From this reading INGELOW.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
Jones
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
lies
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
light
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
loved
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
lovely
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
luxury
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
man
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
mere
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
mistress
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
moon
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
night
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obeyed
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
out
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
pityingly
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
servant
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
snow
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
splendid
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
stormy
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
street-lamp
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From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
swelled
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
TEDDY
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From this reading TEDDY DARRELL AGAIN.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
tender-hearted
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He stopped under the flaring street-lamp and looked pityingly into the lovely white face that had fallen back against his arm.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
wealth
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
white
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From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The snow lies white and the moon gives light, I'll out to the freezing mere, And I'll tell my mind to the friendly wind Because I have loved her so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
young
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From this reading Mrs. Carew's servant, Jones, was a very humane and tender-hearted man, and his heart swelled with anger as he obeyed the command of his mistress, and bore the fainting young girl out of the splendid abode of luxury and wealth into the cold and stormy night.
