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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 A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
awoke
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
bed
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
CLERMISTONLEE
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From this reading HOW CLERMISTONLEE PRESSED HIS SUIT.
Corstorphine
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
discretion
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
disturbed
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
dose
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
embers
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
fire
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
focus
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
gets
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
good
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
gorge
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
grated
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
heads
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
hearth
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
heels
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
hills
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW CLERMISTONLEE PRESSED HIS SUIT.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CLERMISTONLEE PRESSED HIS SUIT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
leaped
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
Lilian
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
love
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
LYING
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From this reading THE LYING VALET.
many
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
night
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
once
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
painful
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
PRESSED
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From this reading HOW CLERMISTONLEE PRESSED HIS SUIT.
radiated
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
ratafia
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
rays
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
red
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
rising
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
slumber
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
smouldered
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
started
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
still
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
stone
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
strong
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
SUIT
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From this reading HOW CLERMISTONLEE PRESSED HIS SUIT.
sun
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LYING VALET.
then
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
trips
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
uneasy
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From this reading From an uneasy slumber that had been disturbed by many a painful dream, Lilian started, awoke, and leaped from the bed.
up
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
VALET
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From this reading THE LYING VALET.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
window
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From this reading The embers of the night fire still smouldered on the hearth stone, and the rays of the red sun rising above a gorge in the Corstorphine hills, radiated through her grated window as through a focus.
worse
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From this reading A strong dose of love is worse than one of ratafia; when once it gets into our heads it trips up our heels, and then good night to discretion.
