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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 Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
Alpine's
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
beautiful
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
Boston
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
called
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
CHAINEY
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From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
CLARENCE
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From this reading EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.
dear
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From this reading "Ralph, dear, you look pale.
depths
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
DESPERATION
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From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
DRIVEN
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From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
EDMUND
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From this reading EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.
Estelle
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
family
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
flesh
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
FOE
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From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
gentle
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
hell
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
home
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
lie
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ralph, dear, you look pale.
lovely
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
mother
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
now
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
older
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
pale
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From this reading "Ralph, dear, you look pale.
presence
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
presided
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
RALPH
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From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
Sent
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
shared
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
small
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
son
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
STEDMAN
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From this reading EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.
suburbs
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
Sumner
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
TURNS
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From this reading RALPH CHAINEY IS DRIVEN TO DESPERATION, AND TURNS ON HIS FOE.
up
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
widowed
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From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ralph Chainey went from Alpine's presence to his home in Sumner, one of the beautiful suburbs of Boston, and to the presence of his gentle widowed mother, who presided over a lovely home that was shared with her by an older son and his small family.
woman
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
wonder
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From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even now, I tell you, I wonder Whether this woman called Estelle Is flesh and blood, or a beautiful lie Sent up from the depths of hell.
