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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 It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
bring
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
dark
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From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
day
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
days
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From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
downstairs
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
evening
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
EVENTIDE
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From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
exclaim
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
fire
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
fresh
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From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
gazing
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From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
grow
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From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
hour
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
Jeanne
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From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
lamp
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
LIGHT
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From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
log
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From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
Madame
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
motionless
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From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
now
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From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
out
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From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
particular
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From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
put
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From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
remain
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From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
Rosalie
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
rose
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
sat
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
stir
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From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
stirred
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From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
then
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would grow dark before she stirred, except to put a fresh log on the fire.
weather
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From this reading She rose at the same hour every day, looked out at the weather and then went downstairs and sat before the parlor fire.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Jeanne never went out now, never stirred about.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would remain for days motionless, gazing into the fire, thinking of nothing in particular.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rosalie would then bring in the lamp and exclaim: "Come, Madame Jeanne, you must stir about or you will have no appetite again this evening."
