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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 For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
apprehension
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
brother
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
CATASTROPHE
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
chapter
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
ChoosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
Clara
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
confusion
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contributed
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dangerous
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
discovery
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
earth
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From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
feared
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
former
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
ghost
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From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
Grief
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
haunted
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
interview
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
maid
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From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
middle
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From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
moment
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
Mowbray
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
now
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
Old
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
overwhelm
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
parted
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Play
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record
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
shame
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
sheeted
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From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
sorrows
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From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
spot
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From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
storm
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From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
stormy
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
task
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
tenor
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
terror
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
unfortunate
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From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
vent
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From this reading For never did a maid of middle earth Choose such a time or spot to vent her sorrows.
wandering
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From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sheeted ghost is wandering through the storm?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
whole
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Old Play._ Grief, shame, confusion, and terror, had contributed to overwhelm the unfortunate Clara Mowbray at the moment when she parted with her brother, after the stormy and dangerous interview which it was our task to record in a former chapter.
years
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From this reading For years, her life, her whole tenor of thought, had been haunted by the terrible apprehension of a discovery, and now the thing which she feared had come upon her.
