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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 Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
actual
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
all
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
Angela
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
Brighton
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
conclusion
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
couple
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
day
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
dead
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
dying
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
end
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
events
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
eyes
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
faults
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
flood
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
gathered
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
gave
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
get
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
go
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
good
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
good-bye
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
gradually
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
happened
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
home
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
hour
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
house
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
indeed
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
inevitable
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
kissed
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
knew
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
Like
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
morning
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
mother
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
next
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
now
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
Ralph
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
real
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
redness
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
return
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From this reading As it happened, he gave the actual day and hour of his return, so that Angela knew it.
risen
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
river
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
rose
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
said
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From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
son
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
station
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
strength
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
sweeps
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From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
tears
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Like a river that has gradually risen to flood, until it sweeps everything before it, so now events rose and gathered in strength towards their inevitable conclusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
way
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
weeks
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the end of May Ralph must go to his mother, who was said to be dying at her house in Brighton.
wife
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From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
wired
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From this reading The next morning he wired that his mother was dead, but that he could not get home for a couple of weeks.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all his faults he had been a good son, and the redness of his eyes was indeed from real tears as he kissed his wife good-bye at the station, on his way to his dying mother.
