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afterwards
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
Bah
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From this reading Bah!
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
birds
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
closely
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
clutched
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
coincidences
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
crept
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
device
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
doubt
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
down
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
dreaming
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
engraved
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
flower
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
flowers
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
garden
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
gold
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
hand
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
looking
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
Marguerite's
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
moment
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
more
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
most
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
mysteries
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
nerves
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
now
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
out
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
overhanging
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
overwrought
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
plain
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
ridiculous
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
ring
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
river
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
room
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
run
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
said
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
saw
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
seclusion
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
senselessly
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
shade
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
shield
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
signs
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
sitting
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
stairs
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
star-shaped
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
strange
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From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
study
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
Stupidly
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
sycamore
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From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
tightly
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From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
trivial
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From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stupidly, senselessly, now, sitting beneath the shade of an overhanging sycamore, she was looking at the plain gold shield, with the star-shaped little flower engraved upon it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was ridiculous! she was dreaming! her nerves were overwrought, and she saw signs and mysteries in the most trivial coincidences.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At what particular moment the strange doubt first crept into Marguerite’s mind, she could not herself afterwards have said.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the ring tightly clutched in her hand, she had run out of the room, down the stairs, and out into the garden, where, in complete seclusion, alone with the flowers, and the river and the birds, she could look again at the ring, and study that device more closely.
