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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 BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
agree
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From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
back
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
BACKGROUND
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
brutal
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From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
Cannot
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From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
coming
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
confine
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From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
content
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From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
cousin
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From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
don't
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From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
down
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
EGOTISM
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
Federal
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
fellows
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From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
friends
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From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
going
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
house
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
it's
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From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
Lou
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
Maynard
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
ministrations
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From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
Miss
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
once
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From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
only
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From this reading "Cannot you be content to confine your ministrations to your friends only?"
preoccupied
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
ready
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
rough
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From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
saddened
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
said
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
sat
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
scenes
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
stiffly
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From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
supper
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I don't think it's right for you, cousin, to be going among those rough, brutal fellows."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
watched
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
weary
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
Whately
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From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For once I can agree with Captain Maynard," Whately added stiffly.
witnessed
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From this reading A BACKGROUND OF EGOTISM When Miss Lou returned to the house supper was ready and she sat down weary, saddened and preoccupied by the scenes she had witnessed.
wounded
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From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are going beyond your strength," said Captain Maynard, who had watched her coming back from the Federal wounded.
