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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 Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
absent
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
Alma
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
carved
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
companion
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
days
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
driving
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
felt
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
Frothingham
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
glad
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
glimmered
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From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
held
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
how
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
Hughie
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
lately
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
loss
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
Marazion
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
moment
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
Mrs
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
objects
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
often
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
out
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
paused
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
Penzance
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
recover
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From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
remembering
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
restless
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From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
Rolfe
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
sailed
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
Scilly
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
sea-road
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
serpentine
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
set
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
shop
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
Some
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From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
spend
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
three
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
two
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From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
vaguely
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From this reading Some thought had glimmered vaguely in her restless mind; she could not recover it.
walked
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
walking
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From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
Why
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From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
window
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From this reading The little shop window, set out with objects carved in serpentine, held her for a moment; but remembering how often she had paused here lately, she felt ashamed, and walked on.
wished
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From this reading Why--Alma asked herself--had she wished to be left alone this morning?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rolfe had sailed for Scilly, and would be absent for two or three days; Mrs. Frothingham, with Hughie for companion, was driving to Marazion.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Alma was walking on the sea-road at Penzance, glad to be quite alone, yet at a loss how to spend the time.
