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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 WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
accompany
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From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
ached
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From this reading Her head ached.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
attempt
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From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
barred
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
brilliant
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
coolness
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
crisp
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
Damaris
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
down
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
father
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
feminine
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
figure
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
fine-drawn
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
follow
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From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
Frayling
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
green
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
head
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From this reading Her head ached.
Henrietta
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
interposed
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
made
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From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
magnificent
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
masculine
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind and soul ached too.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
off
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
RECOUNTS
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
SANCTUARYnounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
sat
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
shelter
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
shutters
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
small
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
softly
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
soul
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From this reading Her mind and soul ached too.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
TAKING
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
tall
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
thus
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
together
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
too
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From this reading Her mind and soul ached too.
troubled
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
two
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
way
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From this reading That those two, her father and Henrietta Frayling, should thus step off together, the small, softly crisp, feminine figure beside the tall, fine-drawn and--in a way--magnificent masculine one, troubled her.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
window-seat
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
wooden
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
world
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From this reading WHICH RECOUNTS A TAKING OF SANCTUARY Left alone Damaris sat down on the window-seat, within the shelter of the wooden shutters which interposed a green barred coolness between her and the brilliant world without.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she made no attempt to accompany or to follow them.
