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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
all
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
any
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
apprehend
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
aside
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
Aunt
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
away
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
beautiful
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
believed
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
Butler
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
came
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
cause
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
certainly
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
close
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
cry
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
day
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
Derwent
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
doubt
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
dreamy
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
early
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
existed
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
eyes
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
fancied
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
force
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
full
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
golden
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
heart
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
hide
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
home
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
hoped
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
image
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
indiscretion
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
island
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
Jane
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
just
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
lay
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
like
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
moment
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
much
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
now
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
picturesque
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
pined
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
place
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
Polly
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
possession
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
put
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
quiet
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
regret
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
restless
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From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
ripple
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
sad
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
safe
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
some
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
sorry
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
Spite
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
spring
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
strange
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
sunset
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
tears
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
there
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
trouble
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From this reading She pined to hide herself in some quiet place, and cry all her fancied trouble away.
up
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
valley
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From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary Derwent was restless and dreamy all day after Aunt Polly left the island.
waves
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
west
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From this reading She went to the spring early, just as the first golden waves of sunset began to ripple up the west.
wild
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
woman
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From this reading The strange woman was before her every moment; she could not, with any force of will, put that picturesque image aside; it came, like the shadow from some wild dream, and took full possession of her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Spite of herself, she was sad—no cause existed now—Jane was safe at home, sorry for her indiscretion, at heart, no doubt; Butler, she hoped and believed, had left the valley—certainly there was nothing to apprehend nor much to regret—yet tears lay close to those beautiful eyes all the day long.
