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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 “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
aisle
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
befitted
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
Church
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
coming
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From this reading I heard you were coming!”
dark-haired
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
denies
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
domain
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
eager
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
erected
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
fate
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
friends
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
friendship
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
greetings
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
hand-clasps
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
heard
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From this reading I heard you were coming!”
Hubert
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From this reading “Mr. Hubert!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard you were coming!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
Kenelm's
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
lover
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
man
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
meeting
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
met
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
Mr
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From this reading “Mr. Hubert!
mutual
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
new
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
nobler
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
old
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
Paula
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
place
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
poles
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
porch
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
recognition
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
repinings
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
rise
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
scaffold
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
SCOTT
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
side
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
Sisters
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
St
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
strange
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
superintending
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
tall
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
then
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
There
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
three
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
vain
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
Vera
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From this reading There was a start of mutual recognition; and by and by he met Paula and Vera in the porch, and there were eager hand-clasps and greetings, as befitted old friends meeting in a strange place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
weeks
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
Why
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
wide
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From this reading “Why then should vain repinings rise, That to thy lover fate denies A nobler name, a wide domain?”—SCOTT.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I heard you were coming!”
young
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From this reading THE friendship with the Sisters was about three weeks old when, one morning, scaffold poles were being erected in the new side aisle of St. Kenelm’s Church, and superintending them was a tall dark-haired young man.
