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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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affecting
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ago
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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Bellflower
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
came
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
cannot
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clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
day
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
eye
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
face
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
formerly
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get
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
haunt
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
house
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
How
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
just
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knew
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linen
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
many
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
mend
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
mind's
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Mother
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
now
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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once
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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parents
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
pass
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recollections
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recurring
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rid
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seamstress
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
seen
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
single
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
sinister
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
strange
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ten
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tenaciously
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From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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then
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
things
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one is so very old that I cannot understand how it has clung so vividly and tenaciously to my memory.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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Thursday
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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twelve
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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very
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VIII
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From this reading VOLUME VIII.
vividly
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VOLUME
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From this reading VOLUME VIII.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
week
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From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How strange those old recollections are which haunt us, without our being able to get rid of them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was an old seamstress who came to my parents' house once a week, every Thursday, to mend the linen.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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years
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From this reading Since then I have seen so many sinister things, which were either affecting or terrible, that I am astonished at not being able to pass a single day without the face of Mother Bellflower recurring to my mind's eye, just as I knew her formerly, now so long ago, when I was ten or twelve years old.
