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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 It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
angry
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
August
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
back
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
beds
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
blew
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
came
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
carried
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
cold
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
distinctly
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
doors
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
down
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
early
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
falling
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
feared
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
finally
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
flowers
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
fully
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
garden
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
green
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
grew
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
groped
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
happened
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
honeysuckle
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
incidents
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
knowing
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
lawn
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
leaves
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
Magdalen
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
many
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
Mrs
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
night
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
Now
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
opened
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
rain
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
recalled
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
Roger
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
room
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
Scott
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
sifting
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
summer
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
There
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
trained
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
uncertainty
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
Walter
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From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
warm
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
way
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From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
weeks
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From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There were flowers in her room,—summer flowers,—such as grew in the garden beds, and it must be that it was summer now, and many weeks had passed since that dreadful night whose incidents she finally recalled, knowing at last what had happened in part.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _She_ had found the will, and Mrs. Walter Scott had carried it to Roger, who was not as angry as she had feared he might be.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing she could remember distinctly was of being cold and chilly, and that the night wind blew upon her as she groped her way back to her room.
window
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
windows
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From this reading Now the doors and windows were opened, and the warm summer rain was falling on the lawn outside and sifting down among the green leaves of the honeysuckle which was trained across the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
wonder
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From this reading It was a warm morning in early August when Magdalen came fully to herself and looked around her with a feeling of wonder and uncertainty as to where she was and what had happened to her.
