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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 The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
amazing
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
bewilderment
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
covered
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
disclosures
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
Dorcas
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
dream-like
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
far
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From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
fingers
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
ghastly
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
glittering
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
hair
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
hand
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
image
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
impressed
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
interview
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
LAKE
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
late
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From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
leaned
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
letter-writing
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From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
light
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
like
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
MOONLIGHT
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
more
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From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
nature
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
night
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From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
now
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From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
o'clock
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From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
present
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
priestess
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
RACHEL
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
rich
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
sacrifice
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
SEES
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
sight
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was late now, not far from one o'clock, and around her the terrible silence of a still night.
slumber
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From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
solitary
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
suddenness
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
temple
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From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
THINGS
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
unfit
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From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
unreal
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
wan
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From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Rachel was unfit for letter-writing, she was still more unfit for slumber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The suddenness and the nature of the disclosures were dream-like and unreal, and the image of Dorcas remained impressed upon her sight; not like Dorcas, though the same, but something ghastly, wan, glittering, and terrible, like a priestess at a solitary sacrifice.
WINDOW
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She leaned her temple on her hand, and her rich light hair half covered her fingers, and her amazing interview with Dorcas was again present with her, and the same feeling of bewilderment.
WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RACHEL LAKE SEES WONDERFUL THINGS BY MOONLIGHT FROM HER WINDOW.
