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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 SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
apathetic
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
apparent
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From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
beautiful
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
bereavement
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
bestow
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
Brandt
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
Californian
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
city
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
Clara
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
Clara's
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From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
compliance
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
cottage
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
custom
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
dark
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
deep
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
dim
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
dressed
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
easily
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
eloquent
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
emblems
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
evident
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
expression
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
eyes
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
face
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
fancy
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
gift
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
girl
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
greatest
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
grief
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
Heyward
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
hopelessness
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From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
indifference
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
large
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
listened
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
located
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
man
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
manhood
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
merely
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
most
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
mourning
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
much
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
now
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
pallid
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
pleaded
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
resolute
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
revealed
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From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
sacred
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
sat
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
social
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
strong
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
suit
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From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
type
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
UNKNOWN
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From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
vigorous
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From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
weeping
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From this reading Her face was pallid from grief, and her dark beautiful eyes were dim from much weeping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ralph Brandt was a fine type of young vigorous manhood; and we might easily fancy that his strong, resolute face, now eloquent with deep feeling, was not one upon which a girl could look with indifference.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
woman
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
words
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From this reading Clara's words, however, revealed the apparent hopelessness of his suit.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading SOMETHING BEFORE UNKNOWN Clara Heyward was dressed in deep mourning, and it was evident that the emblems of bereavement were not worn merely in compliance with a social custom.
young
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From this reading She sat in the little parlor of a cottage located in a large Californian city, and listened with apathetic expression as a young man pleaded for the greatest and most sacred gift that a woman can bestow.
