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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 Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
age
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From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
aids
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From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
Aurelia
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
Belamour
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
belong
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
came
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
casket
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
charge
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
child
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
colour
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
court
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
figure
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
give
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
golden
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
gracefully
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
happy
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From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
house
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
Lady
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
Late
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
Loveday
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
mask
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
masked
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
more
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
MORRIS
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From this reading MORRIS.
moved
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
muffled
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
nature
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From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
off
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
Proserpine
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
said
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
see
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
shock
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
Sunday
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
taking
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
tall
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
task
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
then
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
to-day
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
too
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From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late on that Sunday afternoon, a muffled and masked figure came through the house into the court behind, and after the first shock Aurelia was relieved to see that it was too tall, and moved too gracefully, to belong to Loveday.
way
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From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
Why
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From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But one more task I charge thee with to-day, For unto Proserpine then take thy way, And give this golden casket to her hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, child, what a colour you have!” said Lady Belamour, taking off her mask.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You need no aids to nature at your happy age.
