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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 At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
another's
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
any
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
appreciation
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
bedimmed
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
carefully
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
chair
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
Clifford's
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
consciousness
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
degree
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
delicacy
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
droop
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
elbow
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
emotions
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
enfeebled
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
eyelids
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
face
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
faculties
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
fain
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
felt
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
feminine
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
gaze
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
heart
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
hide
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From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
hinted
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
hour
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
insight
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
known
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From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
latent
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
leaned
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
making
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
medium
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
moment
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From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
more
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
Now
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
own
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
parting
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
perception
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From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
peruse
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
Phœbe
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
probable
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
profound
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
put
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
rate
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
regard
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
revived
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
seer
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
small
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From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
some
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From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
soon
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
sought
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From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
subject
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From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is probable that the latent emotions of this parting hour had revived, in some degree, his bedimmed and enfeebled faculties.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, as if some secret were hinted to her own consciousness through the medium of another’s perception, she was fain to let her eyelids droop beneath Clifford’s gaze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A moment before, she had known nothing which she would have sought to hide.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Phœbe put one of her small hands on each elbow of his chair, and leaned her face towards him, so that he might peruse it as carefully as he would.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At any rate, Phœbe soon felt that, if not the profound insight of a seer, yet a more than feminine delicacy of appreciation, was making her heart the subject of its regard.
