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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 It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
accusation
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
all
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
arm
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
ashen
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
astonishment
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
back
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
beautiful
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
blent
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
bravely
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
calm
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
convulsive
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
dare
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
death
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
dull
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
enemies
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
face
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
fell
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
gray
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
ground
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
heart
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
indignation
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
leaned
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
like
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
Lockhart's
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
looks
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
lover's
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
night
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
now
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
over-arching
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
pale
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
pallor
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
passionate
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
pierced
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
regarded
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
scathing
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
scorn
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
soldier
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
started
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
striking
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
summer
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
supported
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
swift
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
sword
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
tableau
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
there
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
trees
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From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
tremble
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
turned
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From this reading Colonel Lockhart's face had turned to a dull, ashen gray, like the pallor of death, but he stood his ground bravely, like the soldier that he was.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
Vera
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From this reading Lady Vera did not dare to look at him, but beyond one swift, convulsive start, as though a sword had pierced his heart, the arm that supported her did not even tremble.
Vera's
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From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a striking _tableau_, there beneath the over-arching trees that fair, calm, summer night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Vera's beautiful face was all pale with passionate scorn and indignation as she leaned upon her lover's arm.
wrath
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From this reading Her enemies had started back as her scathing accusation fell upon them, and they now regarded her with looks of wrath, blent with honest astonishment.
