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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 Her nerves were in a shake.
accomplished
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
affected
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
arched
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
beheld
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
day
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
days
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
difference
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
doorstep
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
filled
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
Hepzibah
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her nerves were in a shake.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
hollows
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
immediate
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
imperceptible
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her nerves were in a shake.
instant
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
Instinctively
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
kind
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
mental
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
more
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
nerves
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From this reading Her nerves were in a shake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
noting
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
numberless
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
objects
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
out
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
passing
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
paused
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
permanent
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
preceding
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
puddle
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
reel
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
rid
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
say
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
seize
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
sense
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
shake
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From this reading Her nerves were in a shake.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
shock
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
sidewalks
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
soon
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
sphere
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
steady
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
storm
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
street
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
sullen
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
sunshine
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
there
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
thus
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
travelled
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
unprecedented
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From this reading But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
up
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From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
vibration
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
water
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her nerves were in a shake.
wet
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From this reading Her eyes travelled along the street, from doorstep to doorstep, noting the wet sidewalks, with here and there a puddle in hollows that had been imperceptible until filled with water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It brought her up, as we may say, with a kind of shock, when she beheld everything under the same appearance as the day before, and numberless preceding days, except for the difference between sunshine and sullen storm.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
window
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From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instinctively she paused before the arched window, and looked out upon the street, in order to seize its permanent objects with her mental grasp, and thus to steady herself from the reel and vibration which affected her more immediate sphere.
