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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 A BUNDLE OF PAPERS.
accepted
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
all
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
aroused
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
awake
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
bitter
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
BUNDLEnounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading A BUNDLE OF PAPERS.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
cause
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
combativeness
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
conversation
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
die
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
eyes
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
feelings
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
felt
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
following
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
girl's
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
heart
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
hopeless
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
how
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
indeed
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
joy
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
keen
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
late
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
lost
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
loved
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
martyr
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
men
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
met
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
mingled
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
most
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
negative
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
new
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
night
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BUNDLE OF PAPERS.
opened
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
PAPERS
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From this reading A BUNDLE OF PAPERS.
Patty
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
present
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
previous
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
proffer
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
Putnam
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
recalled
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
sad
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
sense
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
slept
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
slowly
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From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
spirit
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
strange
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
Tom
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From this reading That Tom Putnam loved her was a new, keen joy; but bitter indeed was it to remember how she had met the proffer of his heart.
true
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From this reading It was true he had not accepted her negative; but all the combativeness of the girl's disposition was aroused, and she felt something of the martyr spirit of men determined to die for a cause they know lost or hopeless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
well
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From this reading Patty slept late the following morning, and before she was well awake the sense of something strange and sad was present in her mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She opened her eyes, and slowly recalled the conversation of the previous night, with the most mingled feelings.
