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all
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
any
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
attentions
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
Barbara's
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
brother
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
certainly
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
Death
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
Disease
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From this reading Disease, however, was making straight the path of Love.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
else
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
fast
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
father's
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
following
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
gone
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
Hall
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
happier
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
home
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Disease, however, was making straight the path of Love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
Isle
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From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
join
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
learn
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
London
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From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
Love
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From this reading Disease, however, was making straight the path of Love.
making
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From this reading Disease, however, was making straight the path of Love.
mother
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
mother's
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
much
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
Now
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
path
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From this reading Disease, however, was making straight the path of Love.
pleasure
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
see
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
several
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
show
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
sister
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
somewhere
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
straight
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From this reading Disease, however, was making straight the path of Love.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
times
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From this reading His mother and sister had several times gone to see him, but he did not show much pleasure in their attentions, and was certainly happier with his tutor than with any one else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
tutor
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From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
twin
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From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara's brother, her father's twin, was fast following her mother's to that somewhere each of us must learn for himself, no one can learn from another.
way
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
Wight
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From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While they were in London, he was in the Isle of Wight with his tutor.
Wylder
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From this reading Now they were all at home at Wylder Hall, and Death was on his way to join them.
