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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 DORCAS BRANDON PAYS RACHEL A VISIT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
beautiful
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
beauty
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
Better
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
boughs
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
BRANDON
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From this reading DORCAS BRANDON PAYS RACHEL A VISIT.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
carriage
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
celestial
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
chiselling
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
delicate
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
DORCAS
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From this reading DORCAS BRANDON PAYS RACHEL A VISIT.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
eleven
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
enquired
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
face
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
Farm
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
garden
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
glimmered
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
grand
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
heads
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
held
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
lady
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
lights
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
met
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
Miss
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
much
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
old
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
out
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
past
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
PAYS
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From this reading DORCAS BRANDON PAYS RACHEL A VISIT.
ponies
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
pony
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
porch
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
RACHEL
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From this reading DORCAS BRANDON PAYS RACHEL A VISIT.
Redman's
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
reflected
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
servant
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
shade
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
soft
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
sort
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
splendid
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
sun
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
Tamar
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From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The servant held the ponies' heads, and Miss Dorcas passed through the little garden, and met old Tamar in the porch.
to-day
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
up
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
very
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
VISIT
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From this reading DORCAS BRANDON PAYS RACHEL A VISIT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
wicket
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From this reading It was not very much past eleven that morning when the pony carriage from Brandon drew up before the little garden wicket of Redman's Farm.
wonder
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From this reading The sun glimmered through the boughs behind her; her face was in shade, and its delicate chiselling was brought out in soft reflected lights; and old Tamar looked on her in a sort of wonder, her beauty seemed so celestial and splendid.
young
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From this reading 'Better to-day, Tamar?' enquired this grand and beautiful young lady.
