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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 A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
Adrian
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
again
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
air
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From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
all
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also
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
always
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
anew
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
Angelique
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
away
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
banished
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
beautiful
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
called
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
came
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
day
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
dear
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
DISCLOSURE
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
doubly
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
drowsiness
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
ears
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
empty
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From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
even
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
expression
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
eyes
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
fresh
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
gay
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
good
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
Happy
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
hour
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
housekeeper
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
kitchen
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
lips
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
little
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
living
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
made
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
Margot
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
melodies
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
morning
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
most
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
nature-loving
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
now
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
out
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
own
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
perplexities
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
picked
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
Pierre
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
plunge
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
room
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
rose
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
seemed
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
singer
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
singing
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From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
sleep
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
study-library
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
sun
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
sweet
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
There
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From this reading There was nobody in the living room, nor in the “study-library,” as the housekeeper called the room of books, nor even in the kitchen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this morning she seemed to be singing them to the empty air.
times
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
uncle's
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
up
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From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
washed
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE As the sun rose, Margot came out of her own room, fresh from her plunge that had washed all drowsiness away, as the good sleep had also banished all perplexities.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gay little melodies she had picked up from Pierre, or Angelique--who had been a sweet singer in her day--and now again from Adrian, were always on her lips at such an hour, and were dear beyond expression to her uncle’s ears.
world
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From this reading Happy at all times, she was most so at morning, when, to her nature-loving eyes, the world seemed to have been made anew and doubly beautiful.
