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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 Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
angry-looking
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
aroused
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
attempt
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
billiard
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
billiard-room
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
came
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
chamber
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
close
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
clouds
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
darkened
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
DistantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
door
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
down
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
efforts
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
encountering
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
enter
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
entry
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
evening
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
eyes
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
face
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
filled
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
footman
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
further
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
gain
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
gathering
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
gazing
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
hills
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
homeward
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From this reading She rose and hurried homeward.
Honora
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
hostess
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
household
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
How
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
hurried
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From this reading She rose and hurried homeward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
inciting
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
lady
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
mutterings
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
own
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
plants
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
potted
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
purple
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
recalcitrant
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
reckoned
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From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
room
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
rose
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From this reading She rose and hurried homeward.
sat
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
sky
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From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
skylight
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From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
unseeing
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
valley
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From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Distant mutterings of thunder aroused her; the evening sky had darkened, and angry-looking clouds of purple were gathering over the hills.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Beyond the billiard room, in the little entry filled with potted plants, she came face to face with that lady, who was inciting a footman to further efforts in his attempt to close a recalcitrant skylight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How long she sat gazing with unseeing eyes down the valley Honora did not know.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had thought to enter by the billiard-room door, and so gain her own chamber without encountering the household; but she had reckoned without her hostess.
