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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 “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
Amberson
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
arms
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
arrived
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
bring
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
brother's
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
came
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
carriage
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
carried
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
chair
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
close
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
correct
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
courage
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
danger
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
desperate
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
disastrous
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
drove
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
Fanny
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
Fanny's
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
father
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
feebleness
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
feebly
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
George
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
George's
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
hand
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
heart
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
home
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
hybrid
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
lay
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
letting
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
lifted
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
longer
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
Major's
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
mother
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
once
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
own
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
patted
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
placed
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
platform
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
quickly
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
see
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
seeing
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From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
son
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
speak
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
spring
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
station
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
stronger
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
sweet
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
telegraphed
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to bring her, and to bring her quickly if she was to see her father again; and Amberson had been right: her danger of never seeing him again lay not in the Major’s feebleness of heart but in her own.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
unable
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
uncle
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
vehicle
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
very
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From this reading She was unable to speak, but patted her brother’s and Fanny’s hands and looked “very sweet,” Fanny found the desperate courage to tell her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
waved
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
wheeled
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From this reading As it was, George telegraphed his uncle to have a wheeled chair at the station, for the journey had been disastrous, and to this hybrid vehicle, placed close to the platform, her son carried her in his arms when she arrived.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
window
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From this reading She was lifted from the chair into a carriage, and seemed a little stronger as they drove home; for once she took her hand from George’s, and waved it feebly toward the carriage window.
year
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From this reading “Let her” was correct; but the time came—and it came in the spring of the next year when it was no longer a question of George’s letting his mother come home.
