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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 IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
all
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
approaching
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In my early days I had no thought of being a priest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
days
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From this reading In my early days I had no thought of being a priest.
down
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From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
early
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From this reading In my early days I had no thought of being a priest.
else
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
felt
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
freely
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
hours
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
Ignacio
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
IV
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
man
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
mastered
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
moment
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
much
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
mules
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From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my early days I had no thought of being a priest.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
near
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From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
once
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
Padre
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
paused
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
picketed
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From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
priest
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From this reading In my early days I had no thought of being a priest.
sat
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From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
seems
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
seen
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
sort
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From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
strange
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
stream
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From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
talked
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
there
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my early days I had no thought of being a priest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
twenty-four
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
unsteadiness
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
very
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From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
voice
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From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For there has come no one else at all"--the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness that he had felt approaching in his voice--"there has been no one else to whom I have talked so freely.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Indeed, it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not twenty-four hours yet, and know so much of me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IV "You have seen," began Padre Ignacio, "what sort of a man I--was once.
