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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 "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
all
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
away
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
better
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From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
color
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From this reading Sit down--I want to confess to you," said John, with a heightened color.
confess
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From this reading Sit down--I want to confess to you," said John, with a heightened color.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
dear
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
down
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
easier
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From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
few
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
God
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
hand
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
happiness
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
heart
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From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
heightened
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From this reading Sit down--I want to confess to you," said John, with a heightened color.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
hours
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
John
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
just
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From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
made
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
moment
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From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
monopolize
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From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
out
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
rapped
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
reached
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
room-door
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
Rose
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
said
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
saw
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
Sit
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
taken
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
thank
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From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
Vincent
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From this reading "Sit down," said John, a few hours after, as Vincent rapped at his room-door.
want
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From this reading Sit down--I want to confess to you," said John, with a heightened color.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will make my heart easier--it will be better for both of us.
wishing
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From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sit down--I want to confess to you," said John, with a heightened color.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was just wishing for you, although it were cruel to monopolize you a moment, at such a time as this.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vincent--you have taken away from me all that has made life dear to me since I first saw your--since I first saw Rose; and yet"--and John reached out his hand--"I can look on your happiness and hers, and thank God for it.
