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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 But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
arm
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
ask
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From this reading Don't ask me,--I should be discontented, miserable.
assure
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
back
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading That's the place to make a fortune and a name: I will make both.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
cannot
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
cottage
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
crushed
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
dear
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
discontented
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From this reading Don't ask me,--I should be discontented, miserable.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
Don't
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From this reading Don't ask me,--I should be discontented, miserable.
education
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
energy
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
Fairfield
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
favours
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
fear
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That's the place to make a fortune and a name: I will make both.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
gardener
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
go
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
heart
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
high
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
independence
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
knapsack
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
Leonard
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
Listen
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
London
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From this reading But I will go up to London!
loss
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's the place to make a fortune and a name: I will make both.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
miserable
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From this reading Don't ask me,--I should be discontented, miserable.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
mother
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
Mrs
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's the place to make a fortune and a name: I will make both.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
out
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
place
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From this reading That's the place to make a fortune and a name: I will make both.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
regret
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
road
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
said
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
see
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
sense
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Don't ask me,--I should be discontented, miserable.
shoulder
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
That's
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From this reading That's the place to make a fortune and a name: I will make both.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
true
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
trust
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
up
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From this reading But I will go up to London!
very
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
walked
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From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
well
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From this reading But do not fear for me; I have education and energy,--I shall do well for myself, trust me.--No, I cannot, it is true, go back to our cottage; I cannot be a gardener again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I will go up to London!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Listen to me, my dear mother," said Leonard the next morning, as, with knapsack on his shoulder and Mrs. Fairfield on his arm, he walked along the high road; "I do assure you from my heart that I do not regret the loss of favours which I see plainly would have crushed out of me the very sense of independence.
