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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 LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
aching
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
adventure
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
all
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
ALMERIC'S
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
awoke
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
chamber
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From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
chestnuts
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
combined
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
consciousness
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
consequences
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
consigned
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
consumed
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
dark
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
deaden
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
despair
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
dreams
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
dreary
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
dressed
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
excitement
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
eye
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From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
faculties
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
Fatigue
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
filled
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
gaming-table
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
gnarled
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
hastily
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
heart
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
heeded
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
influence
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
Julia
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
lacking
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From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
lassitude
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
like
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
limbs
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
liveliness
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From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
LORD
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
lost
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
most
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
Mrs
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
natural
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
oaks
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
objects
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
Olney
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
outlook
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From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
overnight
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
park
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
passion
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From this reading Fatigue of body and lassitude of mind, the natural consequences of the passion and excitement of her adventure, combined to deaden her faculties.
places
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still, the outlook pleased the eye, nor was the chamber itself lacking in liveliness.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
poorly
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
puzzled
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
room
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
rose
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
round
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
run
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
saw
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
settled
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
shock
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
spirits
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
sprinkled
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
stain
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
stretch
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
SUIT
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
sunny
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
thorn-trees
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From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
troubled
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From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
wearily
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From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room to which poor puzzled Mrs. Olney had hastily consigned her looked over a sunny stretch of park, sprinkled with gnarled thorn-trees that poorly filled the places of the oaks and chestnuts which the gaming-table had consumed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading LORD ALMERIC'S SUIT When Julia awoke in the morning, without start or shock, to the dreary consciousness of all she had lost, she was still under the influence of the despair which had settled on her spirits overnight, and had run like a dark stain through her troubled dreams.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She rose aching in all her limbs--yet most at heart--and wearily dressed herself; but neither saw nor heeded the objects round her.
