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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 "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
away
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
beauty
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
Christian
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
coin
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
ejaculation
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
entirety
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
extracting
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From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
give
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
Go
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
Go-to-God-he-did-not
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From this reading "Go-to-God-he-did-not!"
golden
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
got
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
habit
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From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
hard
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
he'd
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
indeed
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From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
knew
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
literally
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
love
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
merely
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
Miss
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
Mrs
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
often
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
pocket
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From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
praying
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
purse
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From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
rooting
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From this reading "He did, indeed, Mrs. Twomey!" replied Christian, rooting at her habit pocket, and extracting her purse.
said
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
scholarship
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
surprise
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
taken
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
Twomey
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From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
Twomey's
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Go away from me, Miss Christian!" shouted Mrs. Twomey (but this was merely an ejaculation of pleased surprise, not to be taken literally).
way
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From this reading "This" was a golden sovereign, a coin that did not often in its beauty and entirety come Mrs. Twomey's way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
won
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
wouldn't
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From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He said that he'd won the scholarship, and he knew you were praying hard for him or he wouldn't have got it, and he said I was to give you this, with his love."
