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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 Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
affair
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
atmosphere
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
away
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
beautiful
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
Bess
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From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
CAME
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
celebrated
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
Church
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From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
compass
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declared
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
Dorothy
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
DOWN
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
extinguished
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From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
eyes
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
girl
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
give
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
GOLD
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
Hanway's
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
instance
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
John's
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From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
love
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
making
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
modest
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
most
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
narrow
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From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
preference
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
protested
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From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
Richard
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
run
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
saying
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
Senator
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
sentiment
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
sheep
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
sought
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
St
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From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
stolen
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
study
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
then
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
there
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From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
timid
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
trousseau
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From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bess protested against the study, and insisted upon St. John's Church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
wed
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
wedding
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From this reading HOW THE GOLD CAME DOWN Richard, ever modest and in this instance something timid, was for having the wedding celebrated in Senator Hanway's study.
weeks
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From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! did Richard imagine that Dorothy had been weeks over a trousseau to have it extinguished in the narrow compass of Senator Hanway's study?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sought to give the preference an atmosphere of sentiment by saying it was there he first declared his love for Dorothy with his eyes.
world
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From this reading Richard was not to wed the most beautiful girl in the world, and then run away with her, making the affair a secret, as though he had stolen a sheep.
