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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 UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
always
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
awoke
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
beautiful
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
chamber
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
cradle
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Papa, darling,” she cried, “is it you?
darling
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From this reading “Papa, darling,” she cried, “is it you?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
door
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
doubt
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
Eleanor
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
eyes
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
father
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
four-and-twenty
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
hour
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
hours
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
indeed
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
infant
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Papa, darling,” she cried, “is it you?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
lady
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
like
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
loving
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
noon
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
opened
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
Papa
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From this reading “Papa, darling,” she cried, “is it you?
revenge
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
seen
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
sleeper
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
smiling
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
SORROW
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From this reading UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
taking
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
tapped
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
THRESHOLD
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From this reading UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
tiny
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From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading UPON THE THRESHOLD OF A GREAT SORROW.
Vane
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
wakefulness
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
watching
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
woke
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From this reading She woke smiling, like a beautiful infant who has always seen loving eyes watching above its cradle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I doubt, indeed, if she would have opened her eyes when she did, had not her father tapped at the door of her tiny chamber and told her the hour.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Papa, darling,” she cried, “is it you?
young
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From this reading It was nearly noon when Eleanor Vane awoke upon the morning after her journey; for this young lady was a good sleeper, and was taking her revenge for four-and-twenty hours of wakefulness.
