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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 The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
affected
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
became
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
decay
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
declined
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
deeply
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
departure
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
Dorothy
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
DOROTHY'S
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From this reading DOROTHY'S REFUGE.
earthly
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
Edgehill
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
extinguished
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
face
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
followed
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
forces
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
frost
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From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
gladness
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
glimmer
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
Heywood
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
join
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
lady
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
lighted
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
more
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
news
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
parliamentary
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
rapidly
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
rarely
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
rebels
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
Rees
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From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
REFUGE
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From this reading DOROTHY'S REFUGE.
report
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
Richard
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From this reading The departure of Richard Heywood to join the rebels affected her deeply.
room
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
rout
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
sink
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
speedily
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
summer
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
up
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
utter
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
Vaughan
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
very
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From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
weak
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From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The report of the utter rout of the parliamentary forces at Edgehill, lighted up her face for the last time with a glimmer of earthly gladness, which the very different news that followed speedily extinguished; and after that she declined more rapidly.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the decay of summer, lady Vaughan began again to sink, and became at length so weak that Dorothy rarely left her room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
yield
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From this reading Mrs. Rees told Dorothy that she would yield to the first frost.
