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ALRESCA
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
appealing
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
Berger
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From this reading "Berger here?"
box
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
CRY
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
Cyril
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
Emmeline
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
excitement
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
exclaimed
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
feverish
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
follow
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
go
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
heard
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sullivan, stay here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
jumped
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
more
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
Mr
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
near
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
Nolan
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
once
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
overtaken
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
Sir
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
stay
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From this reading "Sullivan, stay here.
stayed
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From this reading And Sullivan stayed.
Sullivan
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
tones
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
up
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
wake
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
woman
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From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.
words
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From this reading THE CRY OF ALRESCA As I left the box in the wake of Sir Cyril and Mr. Nolan, Sullivan jumped up to follow us, and the last words I heard were from Emmeline.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall not go near that woman," she exclaimed in feverish and appealing tones: excitement had once more overtaken her.