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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 Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
bed
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
brother
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From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
came
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
complexion
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
CONFIDENCEnounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILLING CONFIDENCE.
corner
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
curate
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
dark
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
eyes
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
face
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
followed
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
Helen
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
knew
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
lay
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
moment
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
passion-driven
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
pillow
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
re-entering
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
rose
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
said
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From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
saw
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
soft
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
soul
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
spoken
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From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come," said Helen, re-entering, and the curate rose and followed her.
There
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
tropical
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
turned
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
well
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
wicked
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
wild
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From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
WILLING
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From this reading WILLING CONFIDENCE.
woman
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From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had not Helen so plainly spoken of her brother, however, he would have thought he saw before him a woman.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was the dark complexion and the great soft yet wild eyes that came of tropical blood.
youth
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From this reading The moment he turned the corner of the bed and saw the face on the pillow, he knew in his soul that Helen was right, and that that was no wicked youth who lay before him--one, however, who might well have been passion-driven.
