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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 Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
arrest
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
blackness
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
consistency
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
crossed
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From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
crossing
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From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
doubt
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From this reading The doubt flashes into the girl's mind.
evening
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
ever
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From this reading Was she ever here?
flashes
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From this reading The doubt flashes into the girl's mind.
flood
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From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
girl's
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From this reading The doubt flashes into the girl's mind.
gone
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
half-stunned
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
here
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From this reading Was she ever here?
host
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From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
late
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
long
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The doubt flashes into the girl's mind.
now
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From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
out
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
paralysed
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
Part
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From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
parted
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
passed
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
Peggy
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
seemed
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
spider's
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
spirit-world
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
vigils
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was she ever here?
web
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From this reading Of late, in her long vigils, she has seemed to be parted from the spirit-world by but the consistency of a spider's web.
winter
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From this reading She is gone--passed out into the blackness of the winter evening--gone before Peggy, paralysed, half-stunned as she is, can arrest her.
