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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 "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
Afraid
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
all
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
almost
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
back
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
best
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
clap
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
consequence
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
delayed
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
denying
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
desire
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
drawn
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
ear
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
escape
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
especial
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
Evelyns
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
fearful
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
Fleda
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
Fleda's
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
form
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
friend
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
furnace
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
fuss
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
going
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
hare
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
home
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
horns
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
hounds
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
house
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
keep
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
kept
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
leave
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
List'ning
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
losing
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
object
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
observed
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
old
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
own
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
person
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
PRIOR
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From this reading PRIOR.
quiet
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
rides
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
said
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
seeing
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
shun
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
sitting
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
spite
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
storm
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From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
three
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
topsy-turvy
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
two
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
utterly
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
very
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From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
visit
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
walks
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From this reading Do her best, she could not quite escape him, and was even drawn into two or three walks and rides, in spite of denying herself utterly to gentlemen at home, and losing, in consequence, a visit from her old friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
week
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From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fleda kept herself very quiet in the meantime, seeing almost nobody but the person whom it was her especial object to shun.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By the Evelyns' own desire, Fleda's going to them was delayed for a week, because, they said, a furnace was to be brought into the house, and they would be all topsy-turvy till that fuss was over.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you observed a sitting hare, List'ning, and, fearful of the storm Of horns and hounds, clap back her ear, Afraid to keep or leave her form?
