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12
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
15
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1804
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1835
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
1864
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
antique
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
bed
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
came
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
chamber
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
curtains
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
deep
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
diamond
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
England
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
estimate
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face
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
falling
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
fashion
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
features
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From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
first
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
floor
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
FORM
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WHITE OLD MAID [_From “Twice-Told Tales.”
furnished
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
ghostly
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
HAWTHORNE
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
heavy
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
how
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From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
illuminating
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
Introduction
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July
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
lattice
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
lay
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From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
light
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
Magazine
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
MAID
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From this reading THE WHITE OLD MAID [_From “Twice-Told Tales.”
man
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
moonbeams
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
narrow
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
NATHANIEL
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NEW
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
OLD
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From this reading THE WHITE OLD MAID [_From “Twice-Told Tales.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
other
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
pages
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
pale
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From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
panes
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
PERIOD
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
published
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
quietly
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From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
richly
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
see
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From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
showed
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
silken
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
slept
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
slumberer
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From this reading But how quietly the slumberer lay! how pale his features!
spacious
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
stories
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story
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
Tales
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From this reading THE WHITE OLD MAID [_From “Twice-Told Tales.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERIOD OF THE NEW FORM NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864 For an estimate of Hawthorne as a writer of short stories see pages 12–15 of the Introduction.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
thrown
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
Twice-Told
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From this reading THE WHITE OLD MAID [_From “Twice-Told Tales.”
two
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
WHITE
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From this reading THE WHITE OLD MAID [_From “Twice-Told Tales.”
windows
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From this reading The story was first published in “The New England Magazine” for July, 1835_] The moonbeams came through two deep and narrow windows, and showed a spacious chamber richly furnished in an antique fashion.
writer
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young
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From this reading From one lattice the shadow of the diamond panes was thrown upon the floor; the ghostly light through the other slept upon the bed, falling between the heavy silken curtains and illuminating the face of a young man.
