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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 When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
aid
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
All
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
answer
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
apply
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
applying
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
call
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
Croyland
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
daughter
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
Edith
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
Edith's
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
explain
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
fainted
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
fallen
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
father
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
first
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From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
gone
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
hardly
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From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
hour
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
inquiry
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
just
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
knew
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From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
laid
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
last
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
left
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
maid
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
more
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
never
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
o'clock
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
once
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
others
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
own
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
place
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From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
pondered
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
quarter
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
recollection
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
recovered
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
rise
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
Robert
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
sat
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
seemed
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
seen
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
sensations
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
servant's
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
Sir
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
sister
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
sofa
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From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
soon
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
spoken
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
state
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
strange
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
swoon
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
taken
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From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she could rise from the sofa, where her father had laid her, and thought and recollection returned, Edith's first inquiry was for Sir Robert; and the servant's answer that he had been gone a quarter of an hour, was at first a relief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
two
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From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At first she hardly knew where she was, or what had taken place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was two o'clock when Sir Robert Croyland left his daughter; and Edith, with the aid of her maid, soon recovered from the swoon into which she had fallen.
witnessed
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From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
words
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From this reading But Edith sat and pondered for a while, applying herself to call to mind all the last words which had been spoken.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading All seemed strange to her; for she had never fainted before; and though she had more than once seen her sister in the state in which she herself had just been, yet she did not apply what she had witnessed in others to explain her own sensations.
