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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 very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
apart
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
appeared
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
awe
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
beautiful
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
bells
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
caught
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
church
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
day
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From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
deeper
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
engaged
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
enter
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
excitement
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
Fan
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From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
filled
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
girls
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
glad
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From this reading I was glad to have it Sunday.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
happened
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From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was glad to have it Sunday.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was glad to have it Sunday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
kind
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
like
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
lovers
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
nerve
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
new
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
ordinary
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
Other
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
quiet
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
sacredness
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
set
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
soul
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From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
strange
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From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
Sunday
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From this reading I was glad to have it Sunday.
sweet
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Other girls had been engaged or had lovers, but it did not enter into my soul like this.
threshold
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
throbbing
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
tone
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
trembling
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From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
uses
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
very
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From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was glad to have it Sunday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The very church bells appeared to have caught a deeper tone, an awe and sacredness, a being set apart as it were from the ordinary uses.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It seemed so strange the next day to look at Fan and think what had happened to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was sweet and beautiful to me, and I was filled with a kind of quiet excitement, a great throbbing and trembling in every nerve, as if I stood on the threshold of a new life.
