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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 SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
accents
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
affection
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
agitation
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
all
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
also
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
altogether
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
Ascend
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
battle
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
betray
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
cannot
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
conceals
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
danger
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
despair
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
enquired
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
experienced
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
expressed
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
feelings
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
felt
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
field
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
finding
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
general
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
goes
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
guard
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
health
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
how
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
implying
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
intensity
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
interest
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
Ivanhoe
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
keen
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
kinder
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
kindness
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
MAID
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
moment
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
more
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
off
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
often
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
once
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
open-hearted
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
ORLEANS
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
peril
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
periods
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
pleasure
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
prudence
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
pulse
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
Rebecca
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
say
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
SCHILLER'S
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From this reading SCHILLER’S MAID OF ORLEANS A moment of peril is often also a moment of open-hearted kindness and affection.
sensation
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
side
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From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
softness
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
soldier
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
suppress
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
there
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
thrown
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
touch
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
tranquil
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From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
voluntarily
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From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
watch-tower
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In finding herself once more by the side of Ivanhoe, Rebecca was astonished at the keen sensation of pleasure which she experienced, even at a time when all around them both was danger, if not despair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We are thrown off our guard by the general agitation of our feelings, and betray the intensity of those, which, at more tranquil periods, our prudence at least conceals, if it cannot altogether suppress them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As she felt his pulse, and enquired after his health, there was a softness in her touch and in her accents implying a kinder interest than she would herself have been pleased to have voluntarily expressed.
yonder
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From this reading Ascend the watch-tower yonder, valiant soldier, Look on the field, and say how goes the battle.
