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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 She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
abandon
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acknowledge
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all
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From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
arch-traitor
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From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
attempt
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attempting
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
Clavering
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From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
desk
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
earth
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From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
getting
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
Harry
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From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
hours
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
Lady
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From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
longer
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From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
looking
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
money
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From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
night
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From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
now
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
occasionally
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
once
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
Ongar
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From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
paper
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
passing
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
picture
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
resting-place
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From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
RIVALS
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From this reading THE RIVALS.
sad
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
sat
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From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
seat
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
small
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
solitary
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
some
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVALS.
then
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
there
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
title
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From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
truth
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twice
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
two
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
up
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
well
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From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Ongar sat alone, long into the night, when Harry Clavering had left her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What should she do with herself,--with herself, her title, and her money?
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it be still well that she should do something, that she should make some attempt; or should she, in truth, abandon all, as the arch-traitor did, and acknowledge that for her foot there could no longer be a resting-place on the earth?
write
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From this reading She sat there long, getting up occasionally from her seat, once or twice attempting to write at her desk, looking now and then at a paper or two, and then at a small picture which she had, but passing the long hours in thinking,--in long, sad, solitary thoughts.
