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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 A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
abode
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
anguish
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From this reading This, if possible, heightened Lucilla's anguish.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
brother
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
death
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
depict
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
EGERIA'S
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
expression
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
feelings
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
Godolphin's
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From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
GROTTO
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
HAPPENS
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
heightened
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From this reading This, if possible, heightened Lucilla's anguish.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This, if possible, heightened Lucilla's anguish.
imagination
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
joys
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
LUCILLA'S
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
mocked
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
most
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From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
once
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
ORDEAL
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
painful
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From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
pass
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From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
PASSES
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
possession
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
possible
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From this reading This, if possible, heightened Lucilla's anguish.
reader
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
SCENE
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
sent
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
SEVERE
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
STRANGE
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
sufferings
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
task
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From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
temper
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
THERE
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From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, if possible, heightened Lucilla's anguish.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
unanalysed
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us pass over Godolphin's most painful task.
Volktman's
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
wayward
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From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SCENE.--LUCILLA'S STRANGE CONDUCT-GODOLPHIN PASSES THROUGH A SEVERE ORDEAL.--EGERIA'S GROTTO, AND WHAT THERE HAPPENS.
wife
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From this reading The brother of Volktman's wife was sent for: he and his wife took possession of the abode of death.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading What Lucilla's feelings were, the reader may imagine; and yet, her wayward and unanalysed temper mocked at once imagination and expression to depict its sufferings or its joys.
