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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 WORE A ROSE ON HIS COAT.
absent
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
affair
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From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
alive
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
anxiety
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
away
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
business
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
called
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
COAT
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From this reading WORE A ROSE ON HIS COAT.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
Ellen
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From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
enough
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From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
essential
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
fear
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From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
frankness
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
girl
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From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
Henry
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WORE A ROSE ON HIS COAT.
interest
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
keep
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
love
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From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
mother
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From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
mother's
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
mystery
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
nearly
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
necessary
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WORE A ROSE ON HIS COAT.
peremptorily
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
refer
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
returning
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
ROSE
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From this reading WORE A ROSE ON HIS COAT.
satisfy
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From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
there
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From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
thrill
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From this reading And so there was not enough of mystery to thrill the girl nor enough of frankness to satisfy the mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
unrestrained
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
week
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From this reading Henry was absent nearly a week, and upon returning he did not refer to the business that had so peremptorily called him away.
Witherspoon
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From this reading Mrs. Witherspoon still had a fear that it might be a love affair, and Ellen had a fear that it might not be.
woman's
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
WORE
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From this reading WORE A ROSE ON HIS COAT.
young
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From this reading To keep the young woman's interest alive a mystery was necessary, and to free the mother's love from anxiety unrestrained frankness was essential.
