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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 A STRANGE DELUSION.
acquaintance
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
afraid
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
bare
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
break
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
brink
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From this reading I saw you were just on the very brink of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
chair
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
Cleer
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
cliff
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
close
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
coming
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
DELUSION
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From this reading A STRANGE DELUSION.
few
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
fisherman's
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
girls
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
going
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
gone
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
Gunwalloe
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
horribly
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
hours
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
house
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
husband
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw you were just on the very brink of it.
just
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From this reading I saw you were just on the very brink of it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
lodging
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
men
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
Michael
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
Mrs
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
night
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
out
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
rising
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
rooms
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
sat
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
saw
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From this reading I saw you were just on the very brink of it.
see
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
some
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
soon
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE DELUSION.
tenderly
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
to-day
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
together
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From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
Trevennack
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
two
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
up
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
very
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From this reading I saw you were just on the very brink of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cleer had gone out to see some girls of her acquaintance who were lodging close by in a fisherman's house; and the husband and wife were left for a few hours by themselves together.
wife
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From this reading Trevennack and his wife sat alone that night in their bare rooms at Gunwalloe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
young
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From this reading "Michael," Mrs. Trevennack began, as soon as they were alone, rising up from her chair and coming over toward him tenderly, "I was horribly afraid you were going to break out before those two young men on the cliff to-day.
