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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 She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
adjoining
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
Ambrose's
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
anxiety
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
Aunt
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
awaiting
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
cab
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
cab-fare
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
door
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
Egremont's
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
eyes
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
father
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From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
fear
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
full
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
gaslight
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
half-past
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
hand
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
Harry
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From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
heart
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
hope
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
how
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
Louisa
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
loving
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
missed
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From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
o'clock
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
opened
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
RECEPTION
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From this reading URSULA'S RECEPTION.
recognition
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
reply
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
Road
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
servant
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
seven
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
SHAKESPEARE
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From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
St
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
stopping
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From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
throbbing
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
train
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From this reading She had missed the express train, and had to come on by a stopping one.
Ursel
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
Ursula
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From this reading It was at half-past seven o'clock that Ursula Egremont's cab stopped at St. Ambrose's Road.
URSULA'S
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From this reading URSULA'S RECEPTION.
voice
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From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
wish
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From this reading 'Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.'--SHAKESPEARE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But here at last she was, with eyes even by gaslight full of loving recognition, a hand full of her cab-fare, a heart full of throbbing hope and fear, a voice full of anxiety, as she inquired of the astonished servant, 'Louisa, Louisa, how is Aunt Ursel!' and, without awaiting the reply, she opened the adjoining door.
