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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 Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
addressed
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
answer
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
came
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From this reading No letter came from Richard Thornton.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
days
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
DELIRIUM
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS.
directed
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
elapse
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
Eleanor
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
Eleanor's
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
enclosed
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
envelope
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
felt
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
few
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
forwarded
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
friend
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No letter came from Richard Thornton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
HORRORS
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS.
hurried
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
immediately
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
kind
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
letter
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From this reading No letter came from Richard Thornton.
likely
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
lines
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
man
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No letter came from Richard Thornton.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS.
panic
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
Picirillo
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
Pilasters
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
powerless
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
requesting
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
respond
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
Richard
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From this reading No letter came from Richard Thornton.
scene-painter
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
Scotland
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
seized
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
Signora
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From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
some
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS.
there
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
Thornton
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From this reading No letter came from Richard Thornton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eleanor had addressed her letter to the Pilasters, enclosed in an envelope directed to Signora Picirillo, with a few hurried lines requesting that it might be immediately forwarded to the scene-painter.
TREMENS
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From this reading THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM TREMENS.
very
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From this reading He was in Scotland still, very likely, and some days must elapse before he could respond to Eleanor’s summons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
young
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From this reading Eleanor was seized with a kind of panic as the days went by, and there was no answer from the young man, the faithful friend, without whose help she felt herself so powerless.
