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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 The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
appreciate
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
arrival
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She's gone, as true as you live!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
baggage
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From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
carriage
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From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
chapter
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
cheering
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
Cheevers
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
CLOUD
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From this reading LIGHT THROUGH THE RIFTED CLOUD.
Colonel
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
come
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
conferred
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
day
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
dinner
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
door
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From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
events
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
excited
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
exclamations
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
found
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
Girard
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
given
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
gone
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From this reading "She's gone, as true as you live!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
Hamilton
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
honors
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
House
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
husband
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
knew
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From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
last
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
LIGHT
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From this reading LIGHT THROUGH THE RIFTED CLOUD.
live
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From this reading "She's gone, as true as you live!
met
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
Mrs
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From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
much
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
news
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
ovation
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
pet
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
RIFTED
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From this reading LIGHT THROUGH THE RIFTED CLOUD.
She's
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From this reading "She's gone, as true as you live!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIGHT THROUGH THE RIFTED CLOUD.
there
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
THROUGHprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading LIGHT THROUGH THE RIFTED CLOUD.
thus
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
too
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
true
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From this reading "She's gone, as true as you live!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
wife
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From this reading He had come to dinner with the cheering news that there was to be an ovation given to Colonel Hamilton at the Girard House on his arrival, but found his wife too much excited to appreciate the honors thus to be conferred on her pet.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these exclamations, Mrs. Cheevers met her husband the day after the events of our last chapter.
word
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From this reading The carriage was at the door for herself and baggage before I knew a word about it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She's gone, as true as you live!
