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adhere
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From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
any
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
away
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
call
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course you will.”
declare
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From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
don't
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
easily
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From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
give
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
good-bye
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From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
got
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From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
heat
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
indignation
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
intended
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From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
like
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
listen
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
meet
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From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
more
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
much
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From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
natures
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From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you will.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
Rainbarrow
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
said
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
see
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
spread
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
sweet
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From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
tempt
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
thank
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
turning
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From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I don’t thank you for that,” she said, turning away, while indignation spread through her like subterranean heat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Of course you will.”
won't
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From this reading “You may come again to Rainbarrow if you like, but you won’t see me; and you may call, but I shall not listen; and you may tempt me, but I won’t give myself to you any more.”
words
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From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet I declare that until I got here tonight I intended, after this one good-bye, never to meet you again.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you will.”
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “You have said as much before, sweet; but such natures as yours don’t so easily adhere to their words.
