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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 "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
answer
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
away
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
back
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
balcony
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
bear
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
bring
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From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
centred
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
cleared
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
coming
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
concerning
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
conjectures
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
day
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
days
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
doing
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
doubt
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
down
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
dramatized
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
ease
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
fact
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
figure
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
fond
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
get
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
go
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
gondola
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
heartsick
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
helped
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
Hinkle
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From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
hope
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
hour
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
I'd
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From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
I've
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From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
idea
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
imagined
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
lay
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
letter
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From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
like
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From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
mystery
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
night
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
often
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
paper
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
pen
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
put
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
reveries
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
rose
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
saw
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
suspense
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
then
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
thousand
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
up
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From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
vice-consul
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
visit
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
whirled
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
wonted
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
word
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From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
write
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From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write."
