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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 _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
air
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
anxiety
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
changeful
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
coldness
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
conversation
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
Coriolanus
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
countenance
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From this reading The countenance of the Rover himself was thoughtful to gravity.
customary
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
deep
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
divine
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
earth
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From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
easily
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
eye
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
females
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
form
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
Gertrude's
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
glance
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
gleaming
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
governess
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
gravity
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From this reading The countenance of the Rover himself was thoughtful to gravity.
greater
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
guest
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The countenance of the Rover himself was thoughtful to gravity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
hurried
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
lips
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
maintained
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
melt
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From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
motive
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
others
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From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
parted
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
powerful
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
received
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
recent
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
recollected
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
restraint
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
Rover
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From this reading The countenance of the Rover himself was thoughtful to gravity.
salute
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
self-composure
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
sinking
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From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
stronger
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From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
subject
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I melt, and am not of stronger earth than others.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
there
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
thoughtful
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From this reading The countenance of the Rover himself was thoughtful to gravity.
threw
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The countenance of the Rover himself was thoughtful to gravity.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
understood
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
visit
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
visiter
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From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
wanderings
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sinking of Gertrude’s form was deep and hurried, but her governess maintained the coldness of her air with greater self-composure.
watchful
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From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Coriolanus_ The females received their visiter with a restraint which will be easily understood when the subject of their recent conversation is recollected.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still, there was a gleaming of powerful anxiety in the watchful glance that she threw towards her guest, as though she would divine the motive of the visit by the wanderings of his changeful eye, even before his lips had parted in the customary salute.
