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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 On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
afterwards
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
AFY
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From this reading MEETING OF LADY ISABEL AND AFY.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEETING OF LADY ISABEL AND AFY.
bench
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
communicated
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
Crosby
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
Crosby's
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From this reading “Oh, it’s that governess of the Crosby’s.
day
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
dull
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
eyes
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From this reading “Who’s that?” quoth Afy to herself, her eyes falling upon Lady Isabel.
falling
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From this reading “Who’s that?” quoth Afy to herself, her eyes falling upon Lady Isabel.
fond
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
future
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
gardens
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
governess
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From this reading “Oh, it’s that governess of the Crosby’s.
Helena
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
ISABEL
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From this reading MEETING OF LADY ISABEL AND AFY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
it's
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From this reading “Oh, it’s that governess of the Crosby’s.
LADY
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From this reading MEETING OF LADY ISABEL AND AFY.
latter
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
MEETING
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From this reading MEETING OF LADY ISABEL AND AFY.
minutes
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
Now
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
occurred
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEETING OF LADY ISABEL AND AFY.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, it’s that governess of the Crosby’s.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
out
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
prospects
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
quoth
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From this reading “Who’s that?” quoth Afy to herself, her eyes falling upon Lady Isabel.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
seat
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
sitting
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
some
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
strolled
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
too
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
unfrequented
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From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Who’s that?” quoth Afy to herself, her eyes falling upon Lady Isabel.
very
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
walk
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From this reading Now it occurred that Afy, some minutes afterwards, found herself in the same walk--and a very dull one, too, she was thinking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the evening of the day when Helena Crosby communicated her future prospects to Lady Isabel, the latter strolled out in the twilight and took her seat on a bench in an unfrequented part of the gardens, where she was fond of sitting.
Who's
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From this reading “Who’s that?” quoth Afy to herself, her eyes falling upon Lady Isabel.
