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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 HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
ago
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
all
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
away
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
BANNISTER
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From this reading HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
childish
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
consent
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
contented
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
daughter
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
death
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
departure
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
difficulties
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
dreary
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
Eleanor's
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
endeavour
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
feeble
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
fingers
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
George
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
girl's
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
grand
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
grief
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
grown
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
HAND
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From this reading HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
Haydn's
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
HELPING
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From this reading HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
HOLDS
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From this reading HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
HORTENSIA
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From this reading HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
keys
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
love
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
loved
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
master
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
misery
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
more
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
morning's
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
Mr
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
music-mistress
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
nature
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
obtained
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
Once
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
OUT
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From this reading HORTENSIA BANNISTER HOLDS OUT A HELPING HAND.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
Paris
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
period
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
pianoforte
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
Picirillo
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
reassert
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
scene
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
sickness
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
Signora
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
slowly
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
speedy
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From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
stumbled
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
sunshiny
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
Surprise
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From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had obtained Eleanor’s consent to a speedy departure from Paris; that was the grand point.
Vane's
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
very
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
well
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In all this dreary period of sickness and misery the good music-mistress had grown to love Mr. Vane’s daughter even more than she had loved her long ago, when Eleanor’s childish fingers had first stumbled slowly over the keys of the pianoforte, in a feeble endeavour to master the grand difficulties of Haydn’s “Surprise.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
work
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From this reading Signora Picirillo was very well contented with her morning’s work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
young
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From this reading Once away from the scene of George Vane’s death, the young girl’s sunshiny nature would reassert itself, and little by little the great grief would be forgotten.
