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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 "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
alarmed
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From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
also
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
always
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
amazed
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From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
back
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
beholds
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
bright
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
bubbles
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
chaise
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
closed
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
cottage
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
days
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
deep
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From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
door
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
drawing-room
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
ELLIOTT
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From this reading ELLIOTT /of Sheffield/.
entrance
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
eyes
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
fearful
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
feet
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
form
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
French
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
frosty
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
gone
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
half-opened
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
hitherto
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
impatiently
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
like
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
locked
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
Maltravers
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
meet
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
more
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
mourning
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From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
night
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
now
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
passionate
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
post-boy
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
rill
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
round
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
sees
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From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
Sheffield
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From this reading ELLIOTT /of Sheffield/.
shut
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
three
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
up
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
vehicle
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From this reading Maltravers himself, alarmed and amazed, descended from the vehicle: he was in deep mourning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
weeks
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
windows
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From this reading IT was a little more than three weeks after that fearful night, when the chaise of Maltravers stopped at the cottage door--the windows were shut up; no one answered the repeated summons of the post-boy.
winter
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From this reading He went impatiently to the back entrance; that also was locked; round to the French windows of the drawing-room, always hitherto half-opened, even in the frosty days of winter,--they were now closed like the rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet he beholds her with the eyes of mind-- He sees the form which he no more shall meet; She like a passionate thought is come and gone, While at his feet the bright rill bubbles on."
