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agitation
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then looking around--“Miss Vere, alone! on the ground! and in tears!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then looking around--“Miss Vere, alone! on the ground! and in tears!”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then looking around--“Miss Vere, alone! on the ground! and in tears!”
call
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
cave
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
countermand
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
darksome
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
door
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
Ellieslaw
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
enter
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
FAERY
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
full
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
given
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
ground
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
intruder
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From this reading The intruder on Miss Vere’s sorrows was Ratcliffe.
lady
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From this reading “Leave me--leave me, Mr. Ratcliffe,” said the unhappy young lady.
Leave
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From this reading “Leave me--leave me, Mr. Ratcliffe,” said the unhappy young lady.
looking
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From this reading Then looking around--“Miss Vere, alone! on the ground! and in tears!”
low
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
man
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
Miss
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From this reading The intruder on Miss Vere’s sorrows was Ratcliffe.
Mr
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
Musing
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
opened
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
QUEEN
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
Ratcliffe
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From this reading The intruder on Miss Vere’s sorrows was Ratcliffe.
sadly
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
said
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From this reading “Leave me--leave me, Mr. Ratcliffe,” said the unhappy young lady.
sent
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
sitting
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
sorrows
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From this reading The intruder on Miss Vere’s sorrows was Ratcliffe.
sullen
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
tears
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From this reading Then looking around--“Miss Vere, alone! on the ground! and in tears!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
Then
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From this reading Then looking around--“Miss Vere, alone! on the ground! and in tears!”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
unhappy
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From this reading “Leave me--leave me, Mr. Ratcliffe,” said the unhappy young lady.
Vere
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
Vere's
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From this reading The intruder on Miss Vere’s sorrows was Ratcliffe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The intruder on Miss Vere’s sorrows was Ratcliffe.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
woful
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From this reading The darksome cave they enter, where they found The woful man, low sitting on the ground, Musing full sadly in his sullen mind.--FAERY QUEEN.
words
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From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ellieslaw had, in the agitation of his mind, forgotten to countermand the order he had given to call him thither, so that he opened the door with the words, “You sent for me, Mr. Vere.”
young
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From this reading “Leave me--leave me, Mr. Ratcliffe,” said the unhappy young lady.
