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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 A GREAT OFFERING.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
admiration
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
Alexa
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From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
Andrew
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From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
assizesplural noun, historicalUS /əˈsaɪzɪz/
former courts that met at regular times in each English county
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
autumn
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
back
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
blowing
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
came
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
care
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
close
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
closer
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
cold
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
cool
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
days
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From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
draw
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
embarrassed
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
evening
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
eyes
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
face
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
fall
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
felt
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
foolish
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
full
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
go
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT OFFERING.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
hill
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
house
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
knew
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
light
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
looking
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
made
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
man
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
noted
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
OFFERING
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From this reading A GREAT OFFERING.
old
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
only
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
pinned
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
pity
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
pitying
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
plow-man
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
proposed
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
reached
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
rough
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
saw
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
shawl
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
top
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
Two
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From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
up
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From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a cool autumn evening, and she proposed they should go on the heath, which came close up to the back of the house.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two days before the assizes, Andrew was with Alexa in her parlor.
woke
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From this reading She saw, felt, and noted his hands; a pitying admiration, of which only the pity was foolish, woke in her; and ere she knew, she was looking up in his face with such a light in her eyes that Andrew found himself embarrassed, and let his fall.
woman
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
young
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From this reading When they reached the top of the hill, a cold wind was blowing, and Andrew, full of care for old and young, man and woman, made Alexa draw her shawl closer about her throat, where, with his rough, plow-man hands, he pinned it for her.
