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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 She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
apparently
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
bed
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
belief
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
believed
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From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
closed
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From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
cold
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
condition
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
dawn
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
day
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
door
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From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
down
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
duly
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
enough
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
evening
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
eyes
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From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
faint
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
fulfilled
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
Gardencourt
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
ghost
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
house
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
inclination
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From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
knew
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
knock
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From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
lain
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
live
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
necessary
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
night
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
old
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
outlast
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
provided
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
Ralph
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
see
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
sleep
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From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
some
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
spent
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
spirit
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From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She apparently had fulfilled the necessary condition; for the next morning, in the cold, faint dawn, she knew that a spirit was standing by her bed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
suffer
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From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
undressing
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From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
waiting
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From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
wakeful
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From this reading She had no inclination to sleep; she was waiting, and such waiting was wakeful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had told her, the first evening she ever spent at Gardencourt, that if she should live to suffer enough she might some day see the ghost with which the old house was duly provided.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
wore
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From this reading But she closed her eyes; she believed that as the night wore on she should hear a knock at her door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had lain down without undressing, it being her belief that Ralph would not outlast the night.
