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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 A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
all
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
Belle-Ann
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
can't
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
catch
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
claim
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
Colonel
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
come
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
dear
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
devolves
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
ejaculated
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
first
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From this reading You recall that first visit to Lexington?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
girl
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
going
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
GRANDFATHER
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
happy
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
hastily
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
head
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
inheritance
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
know
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
legacy
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
legal
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
Lexington
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From this reading You recall that first visit to Lexington?
little
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
lived
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
man
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
matters
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
mean
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
Miss
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
money
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
moral
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
mother's
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
need
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
never
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
noticeable
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
now
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
Oh
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
overwhelmed
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
own
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
pressed
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
proud
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
really
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
rebel
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
recall
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From this reading You recall that first visit to Lexington?
relentless
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
rich
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
rightfully
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
spurned
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
surprise
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
tells
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
temperament
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
Tennytown
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
tenure
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
trouble
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From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
truly
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
unlooked-for
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It now devolves upon you, Belle-Ann; you have been rich all along and did not know it--money matters need never trouble your dear little head.
visit
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From this reading You recall that first visit to Lexington?
voice
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
Worth
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From this reading A GRANDFATHER "Oh!--Miss Worth!" ejaculated the girl with a noticeable catch in her voice.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
you-all
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From this reading "My grandfather--you-all can't mean that Colonel Tennytown is my really grandfather?" she pressed hastily, overwhelmed by this unlooked-for surprise.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Yes, truly--Colonel Tennytown is your own grandfather, Belle-Ann, and I am happy and proud that you have such a man for your grandfather--he is going to come and claim you, my dear, and you are not to rebel when he tells you about your legacy--you have an inheritance--it is rightfully yours by every moral and legal tenure--it was your mother's--although her proud, relentless temperament spurned it while she lived.
