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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 As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
all
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
almost
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
ANTONY
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From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
any
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
Beatrice
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
bitter
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
came
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
consumed
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
day
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
days
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
disappear
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
door
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
evening
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
fatal
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From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
fear
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
feared
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
fires
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
forgot
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
green
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
inaccessibly
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From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
irritation
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
longed
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
longer
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
moment
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From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
now
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
old
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
own
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
possession
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From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
presence
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
reason
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
return
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
see
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
Silencieux
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From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
solitude
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
Some
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
sorrow
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
STRANGENESS
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From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
summer
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
taken
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From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRANGENESS OF ANTONY From this moment Silencieux took possession of Antony as she had never taken it before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
watch
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From this reading Some days she almost feared for his reason, and she longed to watch over him, but his old irritation at her presence had returned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
withdrawn
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From this reading Never had he been so inaccessibly withdrawn into his fatal dream.
Wonder
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
wood
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From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the summer days came on, she would see him disappear through the green door of the wood at morning and return by it at evening; but all the day each had been alone, Beatrice alone with a solitude in which was now no longer any Wonder.
wrought
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From this reading Beatrice forgot her own bitter sorrow in her fear for him, so wrought was he with the fires that consumed him.
