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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 I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
able
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
ascent
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
backs
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From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
Bosworth
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
break
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
considerable
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
cut
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
darkness
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
distance
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
events
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
fallen
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
fervently
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
fields
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
grounds
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
grove
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
heeding
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
homeward
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
how
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
instantly
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From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
Jessie
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
knew
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
lead
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
learn
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
Lee
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
light
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
more
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
oh
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
path
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
perhaps
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
persons
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
quickly
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
ray
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
reaching
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
recognized
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From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
reflecting
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
saw
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
scarcely
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
shed
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
slowly
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
trees
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
two
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From this reading I had passed half through the grove, perhaps, scarcely heeding anything around me, but on reaching a little ascent, I saw, through a break in the trees, two persons standing at a considerable distance from the path.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
waiting
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
walked
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
way
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From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their backs were toward me, but I recognized them instantly.
wherein
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
WOODS
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From this reading THE INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I left the path through the fields, and took my way into the woods, as I knew a short cut that would lead me more quickly into our grounds.
young
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From this reading I walked slowly homeward, reflecting upon the events of the morning, and waiting, oh, how fervently! that Jessie Lee might learn to know young Bosworth as I did, and be able to shed a ray of light into the darkness wherein he had fallen.
