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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 UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
agitation
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
avoided
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From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
away
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
bedroom
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
beset
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
Cannon
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
cognisant
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
dashed
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
degree
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From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
escaped
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
extreme
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
fairly
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
fallen
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
fawn
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
feel
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
feet
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
felt
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
floor
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
George
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
go
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
hidden
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
high
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From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
Hilda
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
house
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
houses
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
hysterically
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
lee
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
like
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
man
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
manner
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
mariner
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
more
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
much
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
objects
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
out
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
painful
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From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
pavement
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
perils
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
properly
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
rage
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
recollection
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
resembled
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
Sarah's
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
sea
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
self-conscious
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
shore
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
side
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
situation
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From this reading Her situation was in a high degree painful, but she could not have avoided it.
sobs
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
startled
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
state
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
street
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
sulks
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
surroundings
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
tall
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
There
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
too
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From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
UNKNOWN
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
upper
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From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
vaguer
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From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
walking
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From this reading There she was walking along on nothing, by the side of a man who might or might not be George Cannon, amid tall objects that resembled houses!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE UNKNOWN ADVENTURE I When they were fairly out in the street Hilda felt like a mariner who has escaped from a lee shore, but who is beset by the vaguer and even more formidable perils of the open sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in a state of extreme agitation, and much too self-conscious to be properly cognisant of her surroundings; she did not feel the pavement with her feet; she had no recollection of having passed out of the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could not, in Sarah's bedroom, have fallen into sobs, or into a rage, or into the sulks, and told George Cannon that she would not go with him; she could not have dashed hysterically away and hidden herself on an upper floor, in the manner of a startled fawn.
