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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 And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
all
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
arrangement
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From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
attempt
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
away
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
came
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
Caroline
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
crowd
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
direct
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
find
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From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
friend
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
Glascock
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
GRASS
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From this reading WITHERED GRASS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
half-formed
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
happy
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From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
how
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
idea
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
made
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
man
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From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
manoeuvre
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
Mr
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
perceived
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
perhaps
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
poetess
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
ready
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From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
revolted
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
sister
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
Spalding
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
spirit
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
taken
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From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
there
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
thus
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From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
Wallachia
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From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there came across her mind something of a half-formed idea that, perhaps after all her friend Wallachia was right.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
wish
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From this reading If Mr. Glascock should wish to find her again he could do so.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Caroline Spalding perceived how direct an attempt had been made by her sister to take the poetess away, in order that she might thus be left alone with Mr. Glascock, her spirit revolted against the manoeuvre, and she took herself away amidst the crowd.
WITHERED
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From this reading WITHERED GRASS.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Were this man ready to take her and she ready to be taken, would such an arrangement be a happy one for both of them?
