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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 There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
agitation
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
all
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
aloft
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From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
anxiety
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
any
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
Ben
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From this reading Ben Jonson.
bodily
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
came
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
coming
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From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
dainty
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From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
day
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
extraordinary
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
Fleda
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
headache
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
house
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
ill
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
indeed
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
Jonson
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From this reading Ben Jonson.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
mental
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
nervous
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
never-failing
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
night
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
only
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
person
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
preceding
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
removed
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
see
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From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
set
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From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
severe
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
spent
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
There
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From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
thus
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From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
too
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
trial
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
uncertainty
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From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
visit
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From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was severe this time, not only from the anxiety of the preceding night but from the uncertainty that weighed upon her all day long.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That day was spent by Fleda in the never-failing headache which was sure to visit her after any extraordinary nervous agitation or too great mental or bodily trial.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The person who could have removed the uncertainty came indeed to the house, but she was too ill to see anybody.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is a fortune coming Towards you, dainty, that will take thee thus, And set thee aloft.
