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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
apparently
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From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
approach
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From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
Barbara's
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From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
Casterley
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
contemplating
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From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
Courtier's
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
go
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
grandfather
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
grandmother
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
House
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
illness
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
indeed
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From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
Lady
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
Lord-Dennis
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
message
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
met
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
Miltoun's
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
obedience
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
once
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
please
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
Ravensham
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
reached
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
returning
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
room
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
rooms
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
seen
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
silently
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
sound
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From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
spoke
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From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
stand
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
strange
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
tall
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From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
too
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
treated
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
turned
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From this reading They turned indeed at sound of Barbara's approach, but neither of them spoke or nodded.
Valleys
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
view
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From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
visit
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From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
white
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From this reading When, in obedience, she reached Ravensham, she found her grandmother and Lord-Dennis in the white room.
window
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From this reading Not having seen her grandfather since before Miltoun's illness, Barbara found it strange to be so treated; she too took her stand silently before the window.
windows
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From this reading They were standing by one of the tall windows, apparently contemplating the view.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Barbara returning from her visit to Courtier's deserted rooms, was met at Valleys House with the message: Would she please go at once to Lady Casterley?
