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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 EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
affected
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
annoyance
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
annoyed
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
anxious
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
any
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
bear
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
better
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
bring
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
character
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
common
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
concerning
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
deal
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From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
deprecate
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
EMOTIONS
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
explained
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
facts
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
far
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
frame
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
future
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
heard
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
hurt
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From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
imparted
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
inn
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From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
Jordan
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
made
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
MEDORA
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
nature
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
news
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
own
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
painful
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
parlour
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From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
patience
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
qualified
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
quality
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
regret
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
result
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
said
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
sat
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From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
sorry
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
together
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From this reading “I am a great deal hurt,” he began, as they sat together in their little parlour at the inn.
trial
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
true
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
truth
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From this reading To himself he said that a trial of her patience would be good for her character, and so explained his own frame of mind; but the truth was different.
unpleasant
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From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
very
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From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
well
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
wife
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From this reading It was true that they affected him as well as his future wife, but his nature was qualified to bear them far better than was hers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had heard something concerning Medora which annoyed him and made him anxious; and the result of his annoyance was that he imparted painful facts without any very great regret.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading EMOTIONS OF MEDORA When Jordan returned to Medora, by a quality of our common nature which he would have been the first to deprecate, he was not entirely sorry to bring her unpleasant news.
