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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 Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
abroad
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
accustomed
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
all
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
bear
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
boy's
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
Bradshaw's
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
bright
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
came
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
Chapel-house
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
circumstance
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
confirmed
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
corroborating
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
curiosity
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
day
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
dizzy
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
door
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
down
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
ears
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
Eccleston
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
face
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
fear
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
founded
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From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
gossips
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
happy
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
head
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
held
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
hold
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From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
hopeful
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
indeed
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
Jemima's
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
known
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
Leonard
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
manner
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
many
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
meaning
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
most
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
Mr
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
Mrs
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
new
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
opened
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
out
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
Pearson
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
Preparing
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
prospect
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
reach
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
reached
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
reference
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
Ruth
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
scudded
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
sight
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
some
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
sound
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
spread
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
Stand
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
streets
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
strongly
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From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
suspicion
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
Truth
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From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
unreasoning
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From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
up
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From this reading As Ruth came up to the door of the Chapel-house, it was opened, and Leonard came out, bright and hopeful as the morning, his face radiant at the prospect of the happy day before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
well
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From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preparing to Stand on the Truth As Ruth went along the accustomed streets, every sight and every sound seemed to bear a new meaning, and each and all to have some reference to her boy's disgrace.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
whispered
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From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And, indeed, the secret whispered by Mrs Pearson, whose curiosity and suspicion had been excited by Jemima's manner, and confirmed since by many a little corroborating circumstance, had spread abroad, and was known to most of the gossips in Eccleston before it reached Mr Bradshaw's ears.
wild
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From this reading It was a wild, unreasoning fear, but it took hold of her as strongly as if it had been well founded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
word
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From this reading She held her head down, and scudded along dizzy with fear, lest some word should have told him what she had been, and what he was, before she could reach him.
