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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 Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
a-sudden
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
adorned
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
all
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
angel
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
associations
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
away
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
awful
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
back
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
basement
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
battlement
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
bedroom
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
benignly
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
brutes
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
built
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
castle
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
certainly
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
Christian
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
closer
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
contrast
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
cry
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
daily
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
day
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
den
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
door
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
else
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
enjoy
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
experience
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
exquisite
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
eyes
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
father's
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
footstep
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
forth
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
fourteen
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
furnished
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
girl
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
hand
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
happiness
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
head
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
heard
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
hears
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
heart
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
hidden
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
Home
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
human
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
ideal
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
ideals
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
imagined
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
imprisoned
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
innocent
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
kept
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
light
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
like
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
listening
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
live
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
made
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
music
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
necessity
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
night
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
Oakley
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
orgies
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
own
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
place
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
put
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
refuge
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
sees
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
sight
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
silent
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
sole
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
sound
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
soundless
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
Spain
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From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
special
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
stands
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
tender
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
then
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
thus
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
tread
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
tremble
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
trembling
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
turn
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
up
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From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
utter
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
various
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
veiled
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From this reading _"He stands a-sudden at the door, And no one hears his soundless tread, And no one sees his veiled head, Or silent hand, put forth so sure,_ _"To grasp and snatch from mortal sight; Or else benignly turn away, And let us live our little day, And tremble back into the light:_
vicissitude
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Christian had made hers, built her castle in Spain, and furnished and adorned it from basement to battlement, even when she was a girl of fourteen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sitting night after night alone, listening for the father's footstep, and then trembling when she heard it, or hidden away up in her own bedroom, her sole refuge from the orgies that took place below, where the sound of music, exquisite music, went up like the cry of an angel imprisoned in a den of brutes, the girl had imagined it all.
woman
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From this reading _"But though thus awful to our eyes, He is an angel in disguise."_ Every human being, and certainly every woman, has, among the various ideals of happiness, good to make, if never to enjoy, one special ideal---that great necessity of every tender heart---Home.
womanly
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From this reading And through every vicissitude, hidden closer for its utter contrast to all the associations and experience of her daily life, Christian Oakley had kept in her heart its innocent, womanly ideal of home.
