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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 There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
bright
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
Carleton
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
carried
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
Cauline
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
Christabelle
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
company
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
dignity
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From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
down
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
droopeth
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
enough
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
evening
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
face
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From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
Faire
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
felt
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
Fleda
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
flowre
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
forth
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
ladye
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
lillye
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
minde
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
Montepoole
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
Mr
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
nipt
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
occasion
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
officers
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
pale
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From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
parlour
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
placed
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
pleasantry
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
protected
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From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
pure
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From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
renew
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
shamed
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
sofa
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
some
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
stay
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
Syr
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
tea
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
There
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From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
towre
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
ungentle
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
walked
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From this reading So Mr. Carleton carried her down, though she could have walked, and placed her on the sofa in the parlour.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
well
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From this reading Syr Cauline That evening, the last of their stay at Montepoole, Fleda was thought well enough to take her tea in company.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a pure dignity about that little pale face which protected itself.
winde
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From this reading Faire Christabelle, that ladye bright, Was had forth of the towre: But ever she droopeth in her minde, As, nipt by an ungentle winde, Doth some faire lillye flowre.
young
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From this reading Whatever disposition the young officers might have felt to renew their pleasantry on the occasion, it was shamed into silence.
