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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 A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
absent
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
All
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
Arnold
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
attain
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
bright
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
conditions
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
day
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
destroy
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
discouraging
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
elastic
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
ERROR
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
faith
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
FATAL
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
firmer
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
glad
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
grew
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
haggard
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From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
happiness
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
heart
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
hopeful
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
hopes
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
June
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
known
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
latter
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
like
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
lot
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
loving
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
mansion
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From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
Mildred
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
misgave
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From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
more
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
old
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From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
out
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
prevent
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
rarely
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reached
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From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
some
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
spite
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
started
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
summer
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
sun
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
thoughts
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
tread
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
visit
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From this reading A FATAL ERROR The next morning Arnold started out to visit the one rarely absent from his thoughts.
walked
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From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely day in the latter part of June, and his heart grew glad and hopeful in spite of the discouraging conditions of his lot.
way
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the haggard old mansion his heart misgave him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These hopes were like the bright summer sun, and he walked with a firmer and more elastic tread than he had ever known before.
world
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From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All the world could not prevent his loving Mildred, or destroy her faith, and at some time and in some way they would attain their happiness.
