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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 Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
Acite
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From this reading Palamon and Acite.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
apartment
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
apparition
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
away
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
bed
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
better
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
closing
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
confined
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
day
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
Edith
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
Emily
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
entered
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
Evandale
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
eventful
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
eyes
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
Fairy
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
forenoon
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
grasp'd
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
gravity
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
hand
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
held
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
hour
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
indisposition
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
Knowe
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
Lady
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
late
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
lay
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
leaving
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
less
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
Lord
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
manner
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
Morton
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
much
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
Palamon
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From this reading Palamon and Acite.
peculiar
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From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
purpose
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
received
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
reported
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From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
saw
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
shock
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
sigh'd
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
soul
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
space
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
speechless
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
Then
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
unexpected
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From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning, however, she was reported to be so much better that Lord Evandale resumed his purpose of leaving Fairy Knowe.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The indisposition of Edith confined her to bed during the eventful day on which she had received such an unexpected shock from the sudden apparition of Morton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At a late hour in the forenoon Lady Emily entered the apartment of Edith with a peculiar gravity of manner.
withdraw
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From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet could he not his closing eyes withdraw, Though less and less of Emily he saw; So, speechless for a little space he lay, Then grasp’d the hand he held, and sigh’d his soul away.
