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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 JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
afterwards
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
always
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
back
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
bid
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
bit
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
Content
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
deal
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jean did not often meet the doctor.
doctor
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From this reading Jean did not often meet the doctor.
doom
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
Duty
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
end
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
Fergusson
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
Find
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
follow
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
followed
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
good
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
Gordon
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
happy
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
heed
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
home
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
JEAN
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
lead
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
LETTERS
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
life
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
looked
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
make
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
meet
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From this reading Jean did not often meet the doctor.
Miss
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
Mrs
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jean did not often meet the doctor.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
often
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From this reading Jean did not often meet the doctor.
Oh
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
only
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
Ordering
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
Pleasure
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
righteous
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
sake
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
saw
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
son
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
soon
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
spring
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
stern
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
Sunnie
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
taking
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
tend
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
then
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
took
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From this reading She saw a good deal of Mrs. Fergusson, and then her son took her home, and Mrs. Gordon and Sunnie followed soon afterwards.
Trench
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
TWO
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
very
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
way
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From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
whereto
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "While they who bid stern Duty lead, Content to follow—they, Of duty only taking heed Find pleasure by the way."—Trench.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
whole
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From this reading TWO LETTERS "Oh, righteous doom, that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend;"
years
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From this reading JEAN always looked back to that spring in after years, as a very happy bit of her life.
