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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 Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
airs
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
apartment
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
bosom
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From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
came
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
clasped
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From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
cloak
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
cries
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
danger
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
Diana
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
door
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
dusk
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
embrace
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
escaped
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
extended
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From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
extricated
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
favourite
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
Francis
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
girl's
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
hand
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From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
horseman's
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
intrigue
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
led
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
lips
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
lovers
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
meet
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
mimicry
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
mist
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
Months
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
moonlight
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
more
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
Osbaldistone
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
own
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
pass
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
permitted
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
playful
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
remain
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
saw
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
second
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
sighed
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From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
solitude
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From this reading Months pass, in a mist of danger and intrigue, before the lovers meet again in the dusk and the solitude.
speaker
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She extended her hand, but I clasped her to my bosom.
tune
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
undiscovered
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
up
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
Vernon
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
voice
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sighed as she extricated herself from the embrace which she permitted, escaped to the door which led to her own apartment, and I saw her no more.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
whistled
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
wishes
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From this reading "Mr. Francis Osbaldistone," cries the girl's voice through the moonlight, "should not whistle his favourite airs when he wishes to remain undiscovered."
wrapped
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From this reading And Diana Vernon--for she, wrapped in a horseman's cloak, was the last speaker--whistled in playful mimicry the second part of the tune, which was on my lips when they came up.
