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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 But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
ACCUSER
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE BEFORE THE ACCUSER.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
anywhere
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From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
bag
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From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
basket
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From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading RACHEL LAKE BEFORE THE ACCUSER.
belonged
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
Brandon
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
call
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From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
dark
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
darker
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From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
Dell
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From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
dim
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
else
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From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
enable
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
enough
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
face
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
figure
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
garden
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
hour
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From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
hurried
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
LAKE
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE BEFORE THE ACCUSER.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
light
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
looking
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
odd
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From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
out
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
outline
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
RACHEL
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From this reading RACHEL LAKE BEFORE THE ACCUSER.
Redman's
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From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
return
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
see
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
some
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RACHEL LAKE BEFORE THE ACCUSER.
there
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
TwilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twilight was darker in Redman's Dell than anywhere else.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
white
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But no, it could not be; who was there to call at so odd an hour?
window
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From this reading But dark as it was, there was still light enough to enable Rachel, as she hurried across the little garden, on her return from Brandon, to see a long white face, and some dim outline of the figure to which it belonged, looking out upon her from the window of her little drawing-room.
window-sash
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From this reading She must have left something--a bag, or a white basket upon the window-sash.
