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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 The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
all
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
almost
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
arranged
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From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
beating
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
besieged
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
chamber
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
cries
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
darkened
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did it happen?"
explanation
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From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
face
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
family
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
father
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
given
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From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
Hannah
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
happen
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From this reading "How did it happen?"
Harriet
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
heart
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
home
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
house
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
How
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From this reading "How did it happen?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
indeed
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
inside
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
Jane
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
Jehiel
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
once
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
pale
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
questions
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
ride
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
sat
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
seen
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From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
silent
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
sitting-room
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
sobbed
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From this reading "Father, what was it?" sobbed Hannah Jane.
sobs
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
solitary
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
some
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From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
sort
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From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
state
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
storm
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From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
suffocation
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From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It had been arranged that she was not to be seen until some sort of explanation had been given.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Father, what was it?" sobbed Hannah Jane.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The family were all in the darkened sitting-room--all, indeed, save Harriet, who sat in solitary state in the chamber above, her face pale and her heart beating almost to suffocation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ride home was a silent one; but once inside the house, Jehiel and Hannah Jane, amid a storm of sobs and cries, besieged their father with questions.
