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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
affright
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From this reading The two women started up in affright.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
aroused
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
Aunt
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
calm
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
came
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
cheerful
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
confused
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
conversation
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
cottage
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
Derwent
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
Derwent's
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
described
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
distance
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
door
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
drums
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
events
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
fifes
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
Fort
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
forth
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
half-dressed
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
held
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
inner
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
Jane
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
lady
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
Mary
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
Mother
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
old
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
pale
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
Polly
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
quiet
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
room
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
rose
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
rushed
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
self-possessed
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
shrill
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
solitude
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
sound
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
sounds
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
started
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From this reading The two women started up in affright.
terror
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
transpiring
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
trembling
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From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
two
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From this reading The two women started up in affright.
up
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From this reading The two women started up in affright.
very
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From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary was aroused from her solitude, and came forth very pale, but self-possessed and calm.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
Wintermoot's
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From this reading But while Aunt Polly and the old lady held their cheerful conversation by the door, the sound of drums and shrill fifes came from the distance, and confused sounds rose from about Wintermoot’s Fort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jane Derwent rushed, half-dressed, from the inner room, trembling with terror.
women
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From this reading The two women started up in affright.
wore
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From this reading While these events were transpiring, the morning wore on at Mother Derwent’s cottage in the quiet which we have before described.
