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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
back
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
bosom
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
Bring
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
chance
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
darkening
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
days
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
died
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
discern
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
door
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
ear
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
effort
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
encouragement
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
equal
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
extended
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
fairer
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
farther
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From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
form
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
former
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
fortunes
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
framed
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
frequently
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
glimmer
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From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
gloom
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
griefs
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
hand
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
hut
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From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
increasing
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From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
Isabella's
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
knock
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
lost
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From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
man
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
much
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From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
now
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
object
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From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
Offering
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
OLD
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
own
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
placed
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From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
PLAY
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
Ratcliffe's
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
shade
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From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
Solitary
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From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
some
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
sounds
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
throb
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
thus
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
Twas
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From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
twice
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The last glimmer of the twilight placed her before the hut of the Solitary.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
violence
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
voice
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From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sounds of Ratcliffe’s voice had died on Isabella’s ear; but as she frequently looked back, it was some encouragement to her to discern his form now darkening in the gloom.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ere, however, she went much farther, she lost the object in the increasing shade.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --‘Twas time and griefs That framed him thus: Time, with his fairer hand, Offering the fortunes of his former days, The former man may make him.--Bring us to him, And chance it as it may.--OLD PLAY.
withdrew
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From this reading She twice extended her hand to the door, and twice she withdrew it; and when she did at length make the effort, the knock did not equal in violence the throb of her own bosom.
