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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 day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
afterwards
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
America
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Being convicted by their own conscience."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
bond
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
boudoir
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Being convicted by their own conscience."
communicating
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE.
convicted
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From this reading "Being convicted by their own conscience."
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
day
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
days
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was no easy thing to do.
Dr
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
easy
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From this reading It was no easy thing to do.
farewell
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
few
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
Gertrude
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
Gower
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
Heinz
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
hours
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no easy thing to do.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
message
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
met
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
mother
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
mother's
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no easy thing to do.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
own
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From this reading "Being convicted by their own conscience."
plan
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
pleasure
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
POWER
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From this reading THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE.
Reginald
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
seated
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
sent
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
some
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
son
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
starting
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
street
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
strong
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
suddenly-formed
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From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POWER OF CONSCIENCE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Being convicted by their own conscience."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no easy thing to do.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
very
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From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no easy thing to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day on which Reginald Gower met Dr. Heinz on the street, and sent through him a farewell message to Gertrude Warden, found him a couple of hours afterwards seated in his mother's boudoir, communicating to her his suddenly-formed plan of starting in a few days for America.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bond between mother and son was a very strong one, and her pleasure in having had him with her for some little time had been great.
