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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 _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
again
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From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
Almost
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
any
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From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
battle
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From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
brightening
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
Coventry
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
die
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From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
Elizabeth
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From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
End
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
Englishman
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From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
eyes
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
fight
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
fought
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From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
friend
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
glad
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
God
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From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
Howard
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From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
live
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From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
man
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
melancholy
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
mournfully
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
O'Neill
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
out
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
place
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From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
replied
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
said
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
see
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
smiling
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
sword
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
then
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
way
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From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether you live or die, Elizabeth Howard is not for me."
won
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From this reading "The battle has been fought, and you have won again.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
yes
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From this reading "Ah, yes!" replied O'Neill, his eyes brightening; "then we might fight it out, man to man, sword to sword, and--" "Not so," mournfully replied Coventry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Almost the End_ "I am glad to see you, my friend," said O'Neill, smiling at him in a melancholy way.
young
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From this reading "Would God that I could see you in any place but this!" answered the young Englishman.
