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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 When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
all
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From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
arctic
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
became
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
best
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From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
blowing
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
dipped
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
ether
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
fire
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
flood
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
Ian
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
JASMINE'S
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
LETTER
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
lost
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From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
means
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From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
oh
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
ran
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From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
read
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
realize
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From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
run
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
said
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From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
saying
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From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
sea
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
strange
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
then
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
things
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you realize what you have said, and, saying it, have you thought of all it means to me?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
tried
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From this reading You have tried to think of what is best, I know, but have you thought of me?
veins
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jasmine's letter ran--the letter which she told him she had written on that morning when all was lost.
winds
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From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
written
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From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JASMINE'S LETTER "Ian, oh, Ian, what strange and dreadful things you have written to me!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me.
