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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 Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
Arnold
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
Bonnibel
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From this reading "Mother, Bonnibel has refused Colonel Carlyle."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
came
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
Carlyle
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From this reading "Mother, Bonnibel has refused Colonel Carlyle."
Colonel
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From this reading "Mother, Bonnibel has refused Colonel Carlyle."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
dressing-gown
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From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
exciting
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Mercy, Felise, how you startled me!" she exclaimed.
Felise
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From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
gas-light
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
got
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
hair
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mother, Bonnibel has refused Colonel Carlyle."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
heroine
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
how
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From this reading "Mercy, Felise, how you startled me!" she exclaimed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
jealous
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
just
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
Lady
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
lay
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
like
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
Macbeth
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mercy, Felise, how you startled me!" she exclaimed.
Mercy
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From this reading "Mercy, Felise, how you startled me!" she exclaimed.
Mother
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From this reading "Mother, Bonnibel has refused Colonel Carlyle."
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
murdered
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
novel
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
quietly
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From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
reading
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
refused
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From this reading "Mother, Bonnibel has refused Colonel Carlyle."
rival
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
room
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From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
sleep
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
sofa
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
spirit
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From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
startled
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From this reading "Mercy, Felise, how you startled me!" she exclaimed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
surprise
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
trailing
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
walking
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
white
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From this reading Felise had come into the room as quietly as a spirit in her white dressing-gown.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Arnold looked up from the sofa where she lay reading a novel by the gas-light with a start of surprise.
wrapper
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From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mercy, Felise, how you startled me!" she exclaimed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I had just got to such an exciting part where the heroine was just about to be murdered by her jealous rival when in you came with your long hair and trailing white wrapper, like Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep.
