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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
BACK
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From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
CALL
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cheeks
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
dear
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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"
exclaimed
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
Fox
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
gazing
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
GRAVE
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heavy
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
Helen
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
how
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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
ill
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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
interview
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From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
Kathleen's
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
LOVE
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From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
pain
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
painful
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pale
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
Ralph
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From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
sleep
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somber
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
Surely
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From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"
surprise
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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
well
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From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.