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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 The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
Abermouth
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
alarmed
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
arrangement
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From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
became
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
Benson
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From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
better
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
boy
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
care
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
child
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
consequences
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
cries
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
Davis
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
day
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
depressed
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
devote
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
End
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
Farquhars
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
fond
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
friend
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
gladness
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
go
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From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
grief
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_She_ would have wished it, Leonard!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
house
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_She_ would have wished it, Leonard!
leave
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From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
Leonard
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
Leonard's
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
made
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
mentally
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
mother's
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
Mr
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
much
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
own
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
passionate
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
physically
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
placed
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
proposal
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
refused
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From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
removed
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
said
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From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
sent
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From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
seriously
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_She_ would have wished it, Leonard!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
stupor
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
succeeded
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From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The End A stupor of grief succeeded to Leonard's passionate cries.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
well
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From this reading He became so much depressed, physically as well as mentally, before the end of the day, that Mr Davis was seriously alarmed for the consequences.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they told him of this arrangement, he at first refused to go and leave _her_; but when Mr Benson said:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
wished
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From this reading "_She_ would have wished it, Leonard!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hailed with gladness a proposal made by the Farquhars, that the boy should be removed to their house, and placed under the fond care of his mother's friend, who sent her own child to Abermouth the better to devote herself to Leonard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "_She_ would have wished it, Leonard!
