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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 "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
able
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
Atherton
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
auburn
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
beautiful
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
bride
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
brightest
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
carriage
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
chamber
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
COLLINGWOOD
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From this reading EDITH HASTINGS GOES TO COLLINGWOOD.
detect
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
doubt
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
dreamed
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
EDITH
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From this reading EDITH HASTINGS GOES TO COLLINGWOOD.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
eyes
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
feel
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
femininity
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
glow
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
GOES
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From this reading EDITH HASTINGS GOES TO COLLINGWOOD.
Grace
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
hair
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
happy
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
Harrington
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
HASTINGS
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From this reading EDITH HASTINGS GOES TO COLLINGWOOD.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
hope
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
how
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
I'm
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
indeed
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
near
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
out
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
own
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
passing
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
perfectly
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
pride
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
realized
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
Richard
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
said
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
shook
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
signs
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
sitting
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
some
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
strain
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
there
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDITH HASTINGS GOES TO COLLINGWOOD.
to-morrow
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
wavy
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From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
whispered
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From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
window
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From this reading The question Edith had asked herself, standing by her chamber window, was answered by Grace Atherton sitting near her own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll let him know to-morrow, that I'm here," she said, as she shook out her wavy auburn hair, and thought, with a glow of pride, how beautiful it was.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, the bride of Richard Harrington MUST be perfectly happy, if bride indeed there were."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was beginning to feel some doubt upon this point, for strain her eyes as she might, she had not been able to detect the least signs of femininity in the passing carriage, and hope whispered that the brightest dream she had ever dreamed might yet be realized.
