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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 Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
almost
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
anxious
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
attention
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
aunt
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who could he be?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
Burnside
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
call
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
certain
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
confidant
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could he be?
deeply
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
Effie
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
eyes
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
felt
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
fond
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who could he be?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
hill
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From this reading Schehallion! nothing but a hill--whereas this was a romance!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
interested
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
knew
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
made
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
make
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
Mr
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Schehallion! nothing but a hill--whereas this was a romance!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
out
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
profoundly
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
revelation
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
romance
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From this reading Schehallion! nothing but a hill--whereas this was a romance!
Schehallion
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
seen
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From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
stand
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
still
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
strained
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From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
tell-tale
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was deeply, profoundly interested, and strained her eyes to make out “the gentleman.”
veins
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Schehallion! nothing but a hill--whereas this was a romance!
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who could he be?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Effie felt almost certain Mr. Burnside knew, and almost certain Mr. Burnside had seen them before, and was their confidant, or he would not have been so anxious to call her attention to Schehallion.
young
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From this reading Effie was not a tell-tale, and she was fond of her young aunt; but still this was such a revelation as made the blood stand still in her veins.
