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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 When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
Agne's
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
bereft
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
blossoming
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
childhood's
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From this reading She was dreaming of the past, of her childhood's joys and privations.
colonade
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
dreaming
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From this reading She was dreaming of the past, of her childhood's joys and privations.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
far
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
Fate
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
flight
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
garden
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
gazing
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
Gorgo
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
grandmother
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
house
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
household
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
intent
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
interest
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
joys
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From this reading She was dreaming of the past, of her childhood's joys and privations.
Karnis
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
leaning
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
life's
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
love
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
member
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
merchant's
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
moment
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
mother's
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
Orpheus
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
out
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
park
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
past
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From this reading She was dreaming of the past, of her childhood's joys and privations.
personal
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
pillar
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
privations
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From this reading She was dreaming of the past, of her childhood's joys and privations.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
set
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
shade
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
shaft
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
ship-yard
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
shore
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
shrubs
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
side
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
some
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
southward
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
spring
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
sun
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From this reading Fate had bereft her of a mother's love, that sun of life's spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
There
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
thoughtfully
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From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There, leaning against the shaft of a pillar, under the shade of the blossoming shrubs, she stood gazing thoughtfully to the southward.
unperceived
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From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
view
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From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agne's flight remained unperceived for some little time, for every member of the merchant's household was at the moment intent on some personal interest.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Karnis and Orpheus had set out Gorgo was left with her grandmother and it was not till some little time after that she went out into the colonade on the garden side of the house, whence she had a view over the park and the shore as far as the ship-yard.
