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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 After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
asleep
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
beautiful
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
bed
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
bird
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
cards
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
died
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
distance
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
eggs
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
grant
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
heard
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
low
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
low-spirited
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
lull
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
mate
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
night
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
played
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
pleasure
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
room
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
sad
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
sat
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
singing
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
single
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
solace
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
sole
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
somewhere
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
sound
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
There
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From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
tree
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
up
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
voice
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From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
warbling
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From this reading Not a sound could be heard outside but the beautiful warbling of a bird in a tree, somewhere in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading There was nothing left for him to do in this life, nothing whatever.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No doubt the bird was singing in a low voice during the night, to lull his mate, who was asleep on her eggs.
why
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
window
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From this reading After we had played cards for a long time, I went up to my room and to bed; I was low-spirited and sad, sad, sad! and I sat at my window.
wish
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From this reading He had one single wish left, one sole pleasure; why not grant him that last solace until he died?
