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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 He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
appeals
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lot was said to be in no better health.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
better
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From this reading Lot was said to be in no better health.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
came
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
cared
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
day
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
deference
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
detain
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
dwell
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
enough
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
excuse
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
gone
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
health
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From this reading Lot was said to be in no better health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
home
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
interval
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From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
Lot
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From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
obediently
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
past
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
perplexed
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
pleading
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
return
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
sad
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
said
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From this reading Lot was said to be in no better health.
seen
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From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
sent
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
set
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
sort
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
sought
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
Sunday
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
three
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From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
times
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From this reading She had seen Lot but three times in the interval.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
treated
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
vain
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
vexed
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From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lot was said to be in no better health.
wedding
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
weeks
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From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weeks went past, and the Sunday before the day set for her wedding came again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
work
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From this reading He had sent for her, and she had gone obediently, and remained a short time, pleading her work as an excuse to return home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lot had not sought to detain her; he had vexed her with no vain appeals, but treated her with a sort of sad deference which would have perplexed her had she cared enough for him to dwell upon it.
