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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 Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
adventure
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these soon yielded to sadder thoughts.
conceived
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From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
country
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
escaped
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
fainted
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
first
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
flush
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
gaily
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
GERARD
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
going
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
hatred
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From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
heart
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
Italy
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
leave
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
liable
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
Margaret
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
native
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From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
part
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
perhaps
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
place
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From this reading Moreover he had conceived a hatred to his native place.
prisoner
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
punished
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
recovered
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
retaken
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
sadder
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From this reading But these soon yielded to sadder thoughts.
Sevenbergen
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
soon
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From this reading But these soon yielded to sadder thoughts.
successful
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But these soon yielded to sadder thoughts.
thought
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
thoughts
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From this reading But these soon yielded to sadder thoughts.
time
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From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
went
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From this reading GERARD and Margaret went gaily to Sevenbergen in the first flush of recovered liberty, and successful adventure.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
wished
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From this reading Margaret wished him to leave the country for a while, but at the thought of his going to Italy her heart fainted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gerard was an escaped prisoner, and liable to be retaken and perhaps punished; and therefore he and Margaret would have to part for a time.
yielded
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From this reading But these soon yielded to sadder thoughts.
