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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 A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
all
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
anxious
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
couldn't
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
day
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
disquieted
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
disquieting
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From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
Dr
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
English
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
go
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
happened
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
house
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
interview
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
Jane
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
Jane's
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
just
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
kind
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
knew
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
landlady's
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
Marten
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
much
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
occurred
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From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
old
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
only
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From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
ordinary
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
own
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
parlour
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
peculiar
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
place
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
said
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
sake
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
see
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
she'd
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
sitting-room
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From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
There
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From this reading There was nothing very peculiar about Jane's little sitting-room: just the ordinary English landlady's parlour.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
times
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before I left the place I happened to go one day into Jane's own little sitting-room.
very
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
VISION
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
wanted
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From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
wasn't
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From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jane was anxious I should see it--she wanted me to know all her house, she said, for the sake of old times: and for the sake of those old times that I couldn't remember, but when I knew she'd been kind to me, I went in and looked at it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
Woodbury
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From this reading But it wasn't the only disquieting thing that occurred at Woodbury.
YEARS
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From this reading A VISION OF DEAD YEARS The interview with Dr. Marten left me very much disquieted.
