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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 It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
accompanied
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
all
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
arts
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
awe
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
awhile
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
betrothed
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
blessed
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
characterised
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
coming
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
confided
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
danger
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
detained
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
dismissed
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
Earl's
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
Edith
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
excuse
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
exhausted
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
eyes
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
foreboding
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
happily
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From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
Harold
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
Hilda
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
Hilda's
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
hill
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
hours
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From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
house
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
how
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From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
human
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
impressed
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
leach
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
learned
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
legendary
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
loss
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
merely
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
more
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
old
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From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
owing
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
perhaps
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From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
rapid
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
reason
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
recovery
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
Roman
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From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
roof
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From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
runes
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
sent
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
skill
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
superstition
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
sustained
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
tenderness
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
undefinably
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But, perhaps, he blessed the excuse which detained him still in the house of Hilda, and under the eyes of Edith.
Vala's
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
Vebba
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From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
watched
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From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
weak
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From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how happily went his hours beneath the old Roman roof!
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whether, owing to Hilda’s runes, or to the merely human arts which accompanied them, the Earl’s recovery was rapid, though the great loss of blood he had sustained left him awhile weak and exhausted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not without a superstition, more characterised, however, by tenderness than awe, that Harold learned that Edith had been undefinably impressed with a foreboding of danger to her betrothed, and all that morning she had watched his coming from the old legendary hill.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He dismissed the leach sent to him by Vebba, and confided, not without reason, to the Vala’s skill.
