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300
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From this reading May I offer you £300?
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
almost
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
cannot
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
carried
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
conversation
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
Crawford
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
dear
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
desk
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From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
dissimilar
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
evangel
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
fallen
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
garden
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
George
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
grand
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
heart
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
Helen
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
hesitatingly
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
lies
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From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I offer you £300?
money
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
Mr
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
offer
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From this reading May I offer you £300?
old-fashioned
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
own
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From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
prayers
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
progress
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
said
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
Selwyn
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
sitting
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
softly
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
sweet
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
talking
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
Then
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From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
useless
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From this reading It is entirely my own, and it lies useless in my desk.
very
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From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the very time this conversation was in progress, one strangely dissimilar was being carried on between George Selwyn and Helen Crawford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then softly and almost hesitatingly Helen said "Mr. Selwyn, I cannot help in this grand evangel, except with money and prayers.
work
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From this reading They were sitting in the sweet, old-fashioned garden and Selwyn had been talking of the work so dear to his heart, but a silence had fallen between them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I offer you £300?
