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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 SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
all
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
anguish
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
appeared
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
awakened
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
betimes
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
breakfast
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
brightly
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
brightness
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
Clifford
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
comparison
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
Cousin
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
David
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
declared
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
EMPHASIS
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
folly
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
girls
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
guilt
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
Harriet
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
hurt
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
ills
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
John
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
kindly
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From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
long
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
looking
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
morning
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
Mr
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
noon
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From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
numerous
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
owe
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
Owen
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
peace
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
Peggy
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
press
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
see
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
SLIGHT
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
smiled
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
smiling
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From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
soul
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
spoke
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
Strange
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
surpassed
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
table
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From this reading Harriet smiled brightly over the breakfast table at David Owen as she spoke.
take
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
thoroughly
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
wait
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From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
wholesome
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From this reading Despite the long journey the girls had awakened betimes, and appeared looking so radiant and so thoroughly wholesome that Mr. Owen had declared that they surpassed the morning itself in brightness.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thou wilt have to wait until about noon, Harriet," he answered smiling at her kindly.
Winter
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
won't
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From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
worst
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
wring
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From this reading A SLIGHT EMPHASIS ON "THAT" "Of all the numerous ills that hurt our peace, That press the soul, or wring the mind with anguish, Beyond comparison, the worst are those Which to our folly or our guilt we owe."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --_John Strange Winter._ "And you will take Peggy and me to see Clifford this morning, won't you, Cousin David?"
