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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 An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
blank
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
character
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
connected
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
deck
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
design'd
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
disappearance
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From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
divine
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
elapsed
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
expletives
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
family
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
feet
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
females
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
general
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
grounds
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
hope
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
hoped
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
hour
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
human
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
kind
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
knew
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
list
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
Maud
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
Mr
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From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
Nature
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
necessary
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
occasioned
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From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
occurrence
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
panic
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
passion
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
prevailed
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
principal
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
relate
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From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
respect
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
Robert
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
sacred
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
savages
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
Sense
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
shining
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
slid
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
uneasiness
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From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
want
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading An hour elapsed before the captain thought it necessary to relate the occurrence to his family, when a general panic prevailed among the females.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
why
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
Willoughby
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From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
Woods
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From this reading The disappearance of Mr. Woods occasioned no uneasiness at first.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even Maud had hoped the savages would respect the sacred character of the divine, though she knew not why; and here was one of her principal grounds of hope, as connected with Robert Willoughby, slid from beneath her feet.
wrong
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From this reading To deck my list by Nature were design'd Such shining expletives of human kind; Who want, while through blank life they dream along, Sense to be right, and passion to be wrong.
Young
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From this reading Young.
