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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 Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
aflame
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
all
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
arose
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From this reading Then she arose, and went into her little chamber.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
chamber
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From this reading Then she arose, and went into her little chamber.
deep
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
died
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
down
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
dreary
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
drenched
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
dry
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
eyes
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
fell
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
flooded
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
FORSAKING
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From this reading FORSAKING HER HOME.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
gold
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FORSAKING HER HOME.
HOME
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From this reading FORSAKING HER HOME.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
instantly
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
Lady
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
light
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
like
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she arose, and went into her little chamber.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
motionless
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
out
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
perfectly
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
recollection
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
Rose
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
sat
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
saw
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
scarlet
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
seas
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
some
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
strike
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
tears
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
tender
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From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
Then
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
trance
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
tread
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
turf
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From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ruth stood perfectly motionless, until the light tread of Lady Rose died out on the turf.
up
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she arose, and went into her little chamber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Up to this time her eyes had been dry; but some tender recollection seemed to strike her, as she looked around, and instantly they were flooded with tears.
west
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From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she sat down and fell into thought, so deep and dreary, that it seemed like waking from a trance, when she looked up, and saw that the west was all aflame with scarlet, and drenched in great seas of gold.
