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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 "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
approaching
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
arms
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From this reading That was when her husband was brought home to die in her arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
bed
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
blind
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was when her husband was brought home to die in her arms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
chair
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
conviction
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
cross
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
Crozier's
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
day
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
die
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From this reading That was when her husband was brought home to die in her arms.
door
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From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
down
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
evening
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
fascination
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
fixed
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
fixing
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
floor
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
followed
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
front
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
GIVEN
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
ground
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
group
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From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
hand
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
holding
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
home
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From this reading That was when her husband was brought home to die in her arms.
house
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
husband
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From this reading That was when her husband was brought home to die in her arms.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
instant
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
instinct
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
just
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From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
lowering
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
made
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
men
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
moonlit
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
Mrs
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
nearing
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From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
new
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
night
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
obviously
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
Once
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From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
out
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
properly
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
raising
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
ran
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
ready
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
real
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
recovered
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
room
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
saw
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
see
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
seen
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From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
Shiel
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
shiver
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
stepping
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
street
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
STRENGTHnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Once before she had seen just such a group nearing her door.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
surrounded
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
terror
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was when her husband was brought home to die in her arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
THEEpronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
threshold
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
tragedy
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From this reading She had a sudden conviction, as, holding the blind in her hand, she looked out into the night, that again tragedy was to cross her threshold.
trial
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
Tynan
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
wagon
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
window
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
woman
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From this reading Standing for an instant under the fascination of terror, she recovered herself with a shiver, and, stepping down from the chair where she had been fixing the blind, with the instinct of real woman, she ran to the bed of the room where she was, and made it ready.
worked
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From this reading "STRENGTH SHALL BE GIVEN THEE" On the evening of the day of the trial, Mrs. Tynan, having fixed the new blind to the window of Shiel Crozier's room, which was on the ground- floor front, was lowering and raising it to see if it worked properly, when out in the moonlit street she saw a wagon approaching her house surrounded and followed by obviously excited men.
