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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 “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
Agnes
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
all
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
back
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
beautiful
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From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
bed
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From this reading The paper made over one-half of the phosphate bed to Agnes Huntington.
Benton
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From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
better
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
Congressional
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
day
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
Elm
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From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
fatigued
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
felt
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
frightened
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
hand
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
hero
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
Huntington
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
labours
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
languidly
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From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
learn
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
lips
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
love
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
loved
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
lover's
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
made
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From this reading The paper made over one-half of the phosphate bed to Agnes Huntington.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
now
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
one-half
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From this reading The paper made over one-half of the phosphate bed to Agnes Huntington.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The paper made over one-half of the phosphate bed to Agnes Huntington.
paper
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
phosphate
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From this reading The paper made over one-half of the phosphate bed to Agnes Huntington.
pushed
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
Read
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
said
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
shrank
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From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
Slippery
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From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
There's
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From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Read this,” said Agnes, as she pushed a paper into her lover's hand, and shrank back as if frightened.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The paper made over one-half of the phosphate bed to Agnes Huntington.
wearied
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, beautiful one?” said Slippery Elm Benton, languidly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
woman
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From this reading The Congressional day, with its labours, had wearied our hero, and, although with the woman he loved, he still felt fatigued.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's something I must tell you, love,” said Agnes Huntington; “you would know all in time, and it is better that you learn it now from the lips of your Agnes.”
