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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 She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
absence
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
anxiety
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
arrival
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
atmosphere
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
away
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
bare
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
became
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
betrothed
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
bitter
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
blank
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
bleak
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
BRINGS
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From this reading MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
cambric
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
coming
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
cut
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
Darrell
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
day
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
days
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
delight
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
desolate
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
disconsolately
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
doors
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
doorway
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
dry
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
effect
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
February
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
fellow-creatures
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
few
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
fill
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
flying
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
Frenchman's
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS.
garden
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
GLOOMY
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From this reading MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS.
handkerchief
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
head
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
high
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
house
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
lamentations
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
Launcelot
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
light
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
looking
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
lover's
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
made
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
Mason
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
MONCKTON
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From this reading MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS.
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
narrow
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
obnoxious
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
other
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
out
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
pathway
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
Priory
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
protection
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
quoted
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
ran
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
reason
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
regret
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
ringlets
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
roamed
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
sensible
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
sky
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
some
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
sometimes
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
stand
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
sufficient
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
Tennyson
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
TIDINGS
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From this reading MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
trees
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
trousseau
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From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
walks
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From this reading Miss Mason roamed disconsolately about the house, looking out at the bare trees, and the desolate garden walks, and quoted Tennyson until she became obnoxious to her fellow-creatures by reason of her regret that _he_ did not come, and her anxiety that the day should be done, and other lamentations to the same effect.
wall
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
watch
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
weather
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For some few days after the Frenchman’s arrival, Launcelot Darrell stopped away from the Priory, much to the regret of his betrothed, whose delight in her _trousseau_ was not sufficient to fill the blank made by her lover’s absence.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
wont
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
wood
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From this reading She ran out of doors sometimes under the bleak February sky, with a cambric handkerchief over her head as a sensible protection from the bitter atmosphere, and her light ringlets flying in the wind, to stand at a little doorway in the high garden wall, and watch for her lover’s coming by a narrow pathway through the wood, by which it was his wont to make a short cut for himself in dry weather.
WOODLANDS
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From this reading MONCKTON BRINGS GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM WOODLANDS.
