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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 fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
accident
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
all
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
blow
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
Brighton
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
Bryan
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
consciousness
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
daughter
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
decease
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From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
Dorothy
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
fatal
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
fatally
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
friend
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
Gables
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
gasped
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
girlish
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
go
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From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
Gray
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
heart
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
home
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From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
injured
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
kind-hearted
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
learned
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
loss
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
love
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
months
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From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
more
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
old
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
once
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
out
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
passionate
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From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
poverty
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
raised
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
read
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From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
regained
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
regular
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
routine
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
severe
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
six
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From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
tenor
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
wealth
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From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The sudden loss of Doctor Bryan, the kind-hearted old gentleman who had raised her from poverty to great wealth, was a severe blow to Dorothy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tell--tell--them at home--that--everything--must go--on--the same--until--after--my will--has--been read--and that--must not be--until--six--months--after--my--decease."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For in that short length of time she had learned to love him, as a daughter might have done, with all the strength of her passionate, girlish heart.
Woods
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From this reading A fortnight had passed since the fatal accident in Brighton Woods, and life at Gray Gables had once more resumed the even tenor of its regular routine.
words
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From this reading The first words that Doctor Bryan had gasped out to his friend, when he regained consciousness and found himself fatally injured, were:
