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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 A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
autumn
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
blind
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
Bonnibel
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
brain
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
brooded
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
Carlyle
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
chamber
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
chance
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
Colonel
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
deprecated
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
developed
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
dreaded
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
exceeding
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From this reading A great and exceeding restlessness took possession of her.
fatal
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
Felise
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
forgetfulness
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
Francis
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great and exceeding restlessness took possession of her.
greatly
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
Herbert
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
hold
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
Leslie's
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
longer
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
longing
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
meeting
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
merged
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
months
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
moped
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
new
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
now
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
oblivion
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
obscure
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
phase
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
possession
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From this reading A great and exceeding restlessness took possession of her.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
restlessness
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From this reading A great and exceeding restlessness took possession of her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
strange
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From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
subject
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great and exceeding restlessness took possession of her.
trouble
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
Uncle
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From this reading She no longer moped in her chamber, thinking and thinking on the one subject that began to obscure even the memory of her Uncle Francis.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
Vere
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From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A blind chance at last brought about the fatal meeting between Bonnibel Vere and Colonel Carlyle which Felise Herbert so greatly dreaded and deprecated.
winter
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From this reading As the autumn months merged into winter Bonnibel had developed a new phase of her trouble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had brooded over Leslie's strange silence until her brain reeled with agony--now a strange longing for oblivion and forgetfulness took hold upon her.
