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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 _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
afterward
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
almost
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
announced
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
arriving
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
came
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
colorless
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
daughter
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
Dinneford
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
dinner
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
Edith
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
enough
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
face
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
find
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
ghost
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
glanced
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
hour
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
husband
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
like
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
moment
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
mother's
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
Mrs
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From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
noticed
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From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
occurred
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
paleness
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From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
plain
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
prevent
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
profoundly
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
quick
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The paleness noticed by Edith at the window and the scared look remained.
residence
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
saw
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
scared
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
seeing
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
Then
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
trouble
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From this reading Then it was plain to both her husband and daughter that something had occurred since morning to trouble her profoundly.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
up
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
vanished
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From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It vanished like the face of a ghost, but not quick enough to prevent Edith from seeing that it was almost colorless and had a scared look.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They did not find Mrs. Dinneford in the parlor when they came in, nor did she make her appearance until an hour afterward, when dinner was announced.
window
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From this reading _AS_ Edith glanced up, on arriving before their residence, she saw for a moment her mother's face at the window.
