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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 In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
all
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
back
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
black
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
came
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
care
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
cloud
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
confused
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
dark
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
darkness
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
duck-pond
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
dwindled
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
every-day
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
exalted
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
fancied
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
figures
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
floating
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
greatly
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
Hatchard's
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
high
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
house
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
how
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
lamp-lit
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
late
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
lost
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
mere
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
misery
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
Miss
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
mistaken
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
mood
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
moved
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
Mr
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From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
Norway
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
out
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
pall
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
porch
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From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
realities
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
room
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
Royall
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
saw
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
sense
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
shade
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
space
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
specks
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
spruces
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
stared
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
street
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
two
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From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As she passed from under the black pall of the Norway spruces she fancied she saw two figures in the shade about the duck-pond.
VIII
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
waiting
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From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
walked
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From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
watched
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From this reading She drew back and watched; but nothing moved, and she had stared so long into the lamp-lit room that the darkness confused her, and she thought she must have been mistaken.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her exalted mood she did not greatly care whether he was waiting for her or not: she seemed to be floating high over life, on a great cloud of misery beneath which every-day realities had dwindled to mere specks in space.
windows
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From this reading VIII SHE had lost the sense of time, and did not know how late it was till she came out into the street and saw that all the windows were dark between Miss Hatchard's and the Royall house.
wondering
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From this reading She walked on, wondering whether Mr. Royall was still in the porch.
