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age
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
all
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From this reading The days passed all too swiftly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
beauty
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
charm
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
city
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
crown
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
days
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
delighted
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
Desert
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
father
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
fraught
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
fresh
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From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
genuinely
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
golden
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From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
haunts
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
Heart
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
held
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
Helen
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
Helen's
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
hitherward
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
hot
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
interest
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
labour
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
Longstreet
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
maidenly
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
men
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
much
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
new
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
optimistic
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed all too swiftly.
primarily
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
Ranch
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
regarding
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
reprehensible
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
serenely
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
success
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
swiftly
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From this reading The days passed all too swiftly.
tarrying
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
too
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From this reading The days passed all too swiftly.
trepidation
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
two
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
ultimate
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From this reading Helen had come hitherward from her city haunts with trepidation; even Longstreet, serenely optimistic regarding the ultimate crown of success to his labour, was genuinely delighted.
Valley
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
viewed
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From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
viewpoint
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From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life was new and golden, viewed from this fresh viewpoint.
way
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From this reading As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
Youthful
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From this reading The Youthful Heart To both Helen and her father, tarrying at Desert Valley Ranch, the long, still, hot days were fraught with much new interest.
