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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 Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
aunt
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
bore
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
brilliant
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
CASSANDRIAN
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From this reading CASSANDRIAN WARNINGS.
Castle
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
closely-drawn
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
company
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
contrast
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
Count
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
curtains
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
dawn
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
day
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
days
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
drawing-room
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
estate
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
fallen
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
far
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
few
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
followed
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
full
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
guests
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
house
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
hunting-party
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
keep
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
ladies
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
Leo
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
lights
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
Morynski
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
most
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
neighboring
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
Night
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
November
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
pass
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
preceding
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
profound
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
prolonged
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
raging
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
reigned
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
return
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
rough
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
sat
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
staid
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
storm
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
striking
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
supper
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From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
trace
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
tumult
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
two
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From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
Villica
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From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
Wanda
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From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
WARNINGS
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From this reading CASSANDRIAN WARNINGS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great supper had followed the return of the hunting-party, and as it was prolonged far into the night, most of the guests had remained until dawn.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Night had fallen, and profound silence reigned throughout Villica Castle; a silence in striking contrast to the tumult of the preceding day, when the house had been full of guests.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Count Morynski and Leo had left with them to pass a few days at a neighboring estate, and Wanda staid to keep her aunt company.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The two ladies sat alone in the drawing-room, which, with its brilliant lights and closely-drawn curtains, bore no trace of the rough November storm that was raging without.
