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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 Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
air
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
assert
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From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
austere
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From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
believed
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From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
Burracombe
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
capacity
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From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
case
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From this reading The contrary was the case.
contrary
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From this reading The contrary was the case.
deep
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
evening
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From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
Farm
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
feed
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
fire
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
flagged
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
forming
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
guarded
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
intended
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From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
jealously
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
lapse
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From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
London
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
marry
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From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
met
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
Miltoun's
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
moment
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
Mrs
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
Noel
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
passion
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From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
pursuance
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
resolve
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
said
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From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
slowly
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
smothered
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
smouldered
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From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
stone
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It has been said that except for one lapse his life had been austere, but this is not to assert that he had no capacity for passion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
undertaken
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From this reading Miltoun's sudden journey to London had been undertaken in pursuance of a resolve slowly forming from the moment he met Mrs. Noel in the stone flagged passage of Burracombe Farm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The contrary was the case.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading That flame which had been so jealously guarded smouldered deep within him—a smothered fire with but little air to feed on.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she would have him and since last evening he believed she would—he intended to marry her.
