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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 There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _An October afternoon, fifteen years later.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An October afternoon, fifteen years later.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
answers
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
appears
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
approaching
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
arms
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
BELL
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
bent
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
black
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
bracken
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
cart-track
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
chair
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
coming
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
door
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
dressed
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
ELLERSHAW
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
expanse
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
fell
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
fifteen
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From this reading _An October afternoon, fifteen years later.
figure
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
full
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
golden
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
HAGGARD
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
head
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
heard
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
JUDITH
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
kerchief
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
kilted
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
knee
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
knocks
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
later
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From this reading _An October afternoon, fifteen years later.
low
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
near
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
neatly
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
October
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From this reading _An October afternoon, fifteen years later.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
orange-coloured
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
Presently
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
room
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
seats
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
seen
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
several
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
showing
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
singing
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
skirt
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
sound
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
stands
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
steps
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
sunshine
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
There
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
threshold
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
times
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From this reading She knocks several times, but no one answers: so she steps in, and seats herself an a chair near the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
undecided
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From this reading A figure is seen approaching along the cart-track: and JUDITH ELLERSHAW, neatly dressed in black, appears at the door; and stands, undecided, on the threshold.
wide
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From this reading There is no one in the room: and the door stands open, showing a wide expanse of fell, golden in the low sunshine.
withered
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From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Presently a sound of singing is heard without: and BELL HAGGARD is seen, coming over the bent, an orange-coloured kerchief about her head, her skirt kilted to the knee, and her arms full of withered bracken.
years
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From this reading _An October afternoon, fifteen years later.
