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accelerate
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
anxious
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
Ashton
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
beautiful
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
Beautifully
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
bright
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By eight o’clock the last guest was gone.
careworn
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
chapter
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
clear
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
dark
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
defiance
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
departure
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
DROWNED
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
dwelling
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
earth
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
eight
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From this reading By eight o’clock the last guest was gone.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
events
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
faces
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
fearful
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
fell
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
Florence
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
gone
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From this reading By eight o’clock the last guest was gone.
guest
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From this reading By eight o’clock the last guest was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
hill
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
hours
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
hurried
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
JULIA
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
lately
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
laughing
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
merry-hearted
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
Middleton
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
Mr
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
narrated
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
Nature
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
night
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
o'clock
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From this reading By eight o’clock the last guest was gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
penetrated
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
rays
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
red
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
room
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
sad
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
shone
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
sleepless
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
spiritless
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
storm
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
succeeded
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From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
sun's
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
swept
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From this reading Nature, beautiful as ever, looked as if laughing defiance at the fearful storm which so lately had swept over the earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
urging
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From this reading Even the merry-hearted Florence seemed sad and spiritless as she hurried from room to room, urging Ashton to accelerate their departure.
valley
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From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JULIA IS FOUND DROWNED The morning which succeeded the events narrated in the last chapter was clear and bright.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Beautifully over hill and valley fell the sun’s red rays, but when they penetrated the dwelling of Mr. Middleton, they shone on the anxious, careworn faces of those who had been sleepless during the dark hours of that dreadful night.
