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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 Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
always
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
away
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
beautiful
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
bench
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
Bitter-sweet
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From this reading The Bitter-sweet of Life.
cleared
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
clouds
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
dark
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
daughter
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
dinner
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
ease
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
Ellen
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
eyes
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From this reading She smiled as she met her mother's eyes.
fire
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
gathered
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
heard
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
indeed
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
late
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bitter-sweet of Life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
loved
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
lying
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
made
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
met
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From this reading She smiled as she met her mother's eyes.
Montgomery
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
mother
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
mother's
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From this reading She smiled as she met her mother's eyes.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
much
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
now
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bitter-sweet of Life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
rising
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
seeming
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
seemingly
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled as she met her mother's eyes.
sitting
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
sky
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled as she met her mother's eyes.
sofa
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
somewhat
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
table
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From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bitter-sweet of Life.
then
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
usual
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
voice
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When dinner was over and the table cleared away, the mother and daughter were left, as they always loved to be, alone.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon, and already somewhat dark, for clouds had gathered over the beautiful sky of the morning, and the wind, rising now and then, made its voice heard.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mrs. Montgomery was lying on the sofa, as usual, seemingly at ease; and Ellen was sitting on a little bench before the fire, very much at _her_ ease, indeed, without any seeming about it.
