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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 In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
add
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
addition
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
Ann
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
anxiety
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
any
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
aside
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
atmosphere
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
busy
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
clearly
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
days
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
desired
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
down
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
early
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
failure
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
filled
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
friend
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
health
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
husband
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
James
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
knew
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
large
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
library
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
library-room
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
living
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
love
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
McGregor
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
near
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
office
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
once
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
parsonage
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
Penhallow
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
Penhallow's
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
perceive
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
plan
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
rebuild
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
regret
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
reluctance
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
resolutely
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
Rivers
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
room
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
said
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From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
sat
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
saw
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
school
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
serious
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
set
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
slow
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
spiritual
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
Squire
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
Sunday
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
town
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
town-meetings
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From this reading In the early days of May the Squire began to rebuild the parsonage, and near by it a large room for Sunday school and town-meetings.
troubling
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From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
usefully
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last Penhallow sat down with McGregor in his office, the doctor knew at once that something serious was troubling his friend.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
work
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From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ann desired to add a library-room for the town and would have set about this at once had not her husband resolutely set himself against any addition to the work with which she filled her usefully busy life.
yielded
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From this reading She yielded with reluctance, and the library plan was set aside to the regret of Rivers, who living in a spiritual atmosphere was slow to perceive what with the anxiety of a great love James Penhallow saw so clearly--the failure of Ann Penhallow's health.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Penhallow," he said, "what can I do for you?"
