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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 DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
abiding
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
again
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From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
beautiful
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
bright
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
brilliant
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
broad
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
desolate
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
disappointed
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
DISAPPOINTMENT
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
experienced
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
eye
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
Farm
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
fearful
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
great
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
heart
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
heroine
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
hour
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
How
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
love
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
lover
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
Margaret
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
moonlight
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
most
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
never
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From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
night
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
orb
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
past
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
path
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
Poor
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
Priory
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
prospects
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
pure
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
quitted
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
returned
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
reverse
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
sad
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
seen
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From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
shone
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
short
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From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had she never seen him again, _her_ disappointment could not have been so great.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
There
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
true
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From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
void
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From this reading DISAPPOINTMENT There is a sad and fearful void in the disappointed heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Poor Margaret! but one short hour past and thy prospects were as bright as the broad moonlight that shone upon thy path.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
worse
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From this reading How great was the reverse our heroine experienced when she quitted her lover, and returned to the Priory Farm worse than desolate!
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, they were as bright to thine eye as that beautiful orb in the most brilliant night; for thy love was pure, true, and abiding.
