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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 When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
all
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
back
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
bade
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
betrothed
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
borrow
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
camp
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
casket
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
cottage
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
crossed
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
disguised
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
down
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
exhausted
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
farmer
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
farmer's
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
filled
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
going
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
gown
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
grief
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
hampers
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
hang
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
hiding-place
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
Katharina
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
kerchief
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
manor
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
mounted
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
mule
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
noiselessly
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
other
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
out
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
park
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
passing
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
pistol
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
placed
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
play
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
pommel
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
provisions
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
quadruped
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
rarely
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
removed
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
rode
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
saddle
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
set
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
shawl
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
sorts
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From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
staircase
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
steel
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
stole
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
Thus
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
trick
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
unseen
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
used
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
usual
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
village
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From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
wanted
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
way
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From this reading Thus disguised, she mounted the quadruped, and set out alone on her way toward the camp.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She bade the farmer saddle the mule which his wife rode when she went to the village, and to hang the hampers, as usual, from the pommel.
wife
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From this reading Here she told the farmer's wife that she was going to play a trick on her betrothed, that she wanted to borrow a gown and a kerchief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In one of these she placed the steel casket, in the other a pistol, and filled them both with all sorts of provisions.
wrapped
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From this reading When her grief had exhausted itself, Katharina stole back to the manor, where she removed the steel casket from its hiding-place, wrapped it in her shawl, and, passing noiselessly and unseen down a staircase that was rarely used, crossed the park to the farmer's cottage.
