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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 THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
adored
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
appears
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
arrest
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
attention
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
certain
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
country
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
cultivated
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
desiring
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
dissolution
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
divinity
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
dreading
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
earth
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
ENGLISH
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
enjoyed
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
EVENT
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
FAMILY
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
fearful
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
hamlet
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
HISTORY
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
imagination
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
INHABITANTS
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
interest
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
INVOLVING
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
legend
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
MANORHOUSE
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
Numa
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From this reading Numa Pompilius.
occasion
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
often
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
OLD
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
only
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
pass
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
peace
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
Pompilius
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From this reading Numa Pompilius.
Protected
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
regret
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
reluctance
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
requires
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
sanctuarynounUS /ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i/
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
scene
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
sequestered
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
singular
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
sought
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
spell
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
story
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
supported
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
sweets
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From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
there
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From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the country of--there is a sequestered hamlet, which I have often sought occasion to pass, and which I have never left without a certain reluctance and regret.
traveller's
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From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
VILLAGE
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From this reading THE VILLAGE.--ITS INHABITANTS.--AN OLD MANORHOUSE: AND AN ENGLISH FAMILY; THEIR HISTORY, INVOLVING A MYSTERIOUS EVENT.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is not only (though this has a remarkable spell over my imagination) that it is the sanctuary, as it were, of a story which appears to me of a singular and fearful interest; but the scene itself is one which requires no legend to arrest the traveller’s attention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Protected by the divinity they adored, supported by the earth which they cultivated, and at peace with themselves, they enjoyed the sweets of life, without dreading or desiring dissolution.”
