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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
any
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From this reading “At any rate, he's not here.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
away
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
back
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
bringing
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
Clara
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
clear
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
daughter
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
day
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
deeply
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
drunk
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From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
explained
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
farmhouse
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
father
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
feast
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
felt
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
friends
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From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
got
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From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
guests
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
he's
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From this reading “At any rate, he's not here.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At any rate, he's not here.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
how
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
Hugh
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
Jim
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
live
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
loved
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
man
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
managed
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
mess
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
moment
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
older
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
rate
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From this reading “At any rate, he's not here.”
said
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From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
three
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
Tom
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
touched
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From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
town
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The daughter had been deeply touched by what Hugh had done, and at the moment loved him deeply, but did not choose to let her father know how she felt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
wife
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From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day after the feast managed by Tom and Jim, it was Tom who brought Hugh back to live with his wife.
women
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From this reading The older man had come to the farmhouse on the next morning bringing three women from town who were, as he explained to Clara, to clear away the mess left by the guests.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I suppose you got him drunk, you and your friends,” she said.
