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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 Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
all
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
assembled
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From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
catch
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
compelled
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From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
drawing-room
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
dross
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
engagement
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
evening
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
eyes
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
favorite
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
find
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From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
fixed
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
glimpses
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
grave
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
heart
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
hills
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
home
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
Hundreds
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From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
KNOWnounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THIS WOMAN SHALL NEVER KNOW."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
Leone
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
looking
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
lost
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
moment
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From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
NEVERnounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THIS WOMAN SHALL NEVER KNOW."
now
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
opera
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
peace
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
power
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
pretty
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
previous
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
re-echoing
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
room
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
scenery
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
see
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "THIS WOMAN SHALL NEVER KNOW."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
sing
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From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
substitute
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From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hundreds had assembled to hear her, and at the last moment they were compelled to find a substitute.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "THIS WOMAN SHALL NEVER KNOW."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
trees
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
unrivaled
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From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her heart and mind all was dross; she seemed to have lost the power of thinking; she had an engagement to sing in her favorite opera on the evening previous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leone stood alone in her pretty drawing-room, the room from which she could see the hills and the trees, and catch glimpses of pretty home scenery that were unrivaled.
WOMAN
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From this reading "THIS WOMAN SHALL NEVER KNOW."
words
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From this reading She stood looking at it now, her eyes fixed on the distant hills, her heart re-echoing the words: "In the grave alone is peace."
