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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 Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
anywhere
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
arm
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
ball-room
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
becomes
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
Bonnibel
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
Carlyle
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
completely
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
desert
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
disconsolately
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
dissolved
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
down
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
eager
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
enchanting
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
Felise
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
flitting
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
glances
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
glimpse
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
heart's
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
immediately
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
inquires
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
laugh
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From this reading Felise looks up with a low, malicious laugh.
looks
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From this reading Felise looks up with a low, malicious laugh.
love-lorn
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
low
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From this reading Felise looks up with a low, malicious laugh.
malicious
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From this reading Felise looks up with a low, malicious laugh.
meeting
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
misses
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
mist
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
partner's
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
queen
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
rewards
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
scene
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
seen
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
shone
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
sight
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
snow-maiden
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
soon
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
sunbeam
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
up
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From this reading Felise looks up with a low, malicious laugh.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
vanished
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From this reading She has vanished as completely from his sight as if a sunbeam had shone down upon and dissolved her into a mist.
wandered
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From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
wanders
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From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
whole
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From this reading Colonel Carlyle soon misses his heart's fair queen from the ball-room, and immediately the whole enchanting scene becomes a desert in his love-lorn eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Felise looks up with a low, malicious laugh.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He glances hither and thither; he wanders disconsolately around, yet no flitting glimpse of his snow-maiden rewards his eager eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you seen Bonnibel anywhere?" he inquires of Felise, meeting her on her partner's arm as he wandered around.
