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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 On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
all
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From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
ask
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
attention
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From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
book
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
brother
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
Bruce
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
childhood's
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
closed
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From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
consult
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
devotional
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
down
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From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
drawing-room
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
Emmie
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
eyes
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
fading
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
find
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
following
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
give
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
glad
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
glories
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
gratifying
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
hand
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
home
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
joined
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
landscape
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
lips
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
more
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
once
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From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
put
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From this reading Emmie closed her book, put it down, and was at once all attention.
ready
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
said
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
seat
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
side
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
sister's
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
sitting
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
speaker
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
Sunday
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
thoughts
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
want
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From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
window
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
woodland
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From this reading On the following Sunday afternoon Emmie was sitting alone by the drawing-room window, with a devotional book in her hand, but her eyes resting on the fading glories of the woodland landscape, and her thoughts on her childhood's home, when she was joined by her brother Bruce.
words
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From this reading Such words from the lips of the speaker were gratifying to Emmie; Bruce was ever more ready to give help than to ask it.
WORK
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From this reading WORK.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am glad to find you alone," said Bruce, as he took a seat by his sister's side; "I want to consult you, I need your help."
