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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 She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
a-bewailing
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
afar
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
answer
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
away
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
children
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
cold
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
company
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
deathly
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He dropped it, and rose--and so did she.
door
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
dropped
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From this reading He dropped it, and rose--and so did she.
fall
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
farewell
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
father's
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
felt
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
God
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
greeting
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
grow
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
hand
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
hastily
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
head
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
home
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
house
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He dropped it, and rose--and so did she.
leave
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
made
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
offered
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
own
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
parted
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
Richard
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
rose
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From this reading He dropped it, and rose--and so did she.
sayest
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From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He dropped it, and rose--and so did she.
spoke
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
there
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
thereof
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From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
trow
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From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
turned
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From this reading She turned her head hastily away, and made no answer; but he felt her hand grow deathly cold in his own.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
wed
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it were as thou sayest, there was need thereof.
whatsoever
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From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When children come home to their father's house from afar, I trow they fall not a-bewailing that they had not leave to come in company.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went with him to the door; and there, as she offered her hand for a farewell greeting, she spoke-- "Richard, God hath parted thee and me, and whatsoever God doth He doth wed.
