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able
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already
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From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
called
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country
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From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
daughter's
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
despised
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From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
eagerly
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
father
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
heart
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
horse-hunter
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
hours
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From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
Idle
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From this reading "Idle questioner!
Ireland
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From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
know
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last
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From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
Louise
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
more
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much
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From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
native
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obey
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only
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From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
poor
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
proud
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prove
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
questioner
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From this reading "Idle questioner!
received
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From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
return
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
soon
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
tells
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
Tis
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From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
twenty
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From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 'Tis only within the last twenty hours I received the summons.
won
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From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am called to my native country--Ireland, so much despised, as you already know.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I obey it the more eagerly, that it tells me I shall be able soon to return, and prove to your proud father that the poor horse-hunter who won his daughter's heart--have I won it, Louise?"
