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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
badly
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
beats
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From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
blind
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
C
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
closed
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
concentrate
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
cotton
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
D
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
darkness
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From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
death
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
deliberate
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
door
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
fear
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
figure
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or the fine web the sunshine weaves?"
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
given
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
gleams
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
heart
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From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
heaves
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From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
love's
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From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
lying
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From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
man
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
manner
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
MARIE
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
now
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From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or the fine web the sunshine weaves?"
room
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
Rossetti
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
seeming
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
seen
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
side
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
silent
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
softly
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
sunlight
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
sunshine
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From this reading Or the fine web the sunshine weaves?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh heart that neither beats nor heaves, In that one darkness lying still.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or the fine web the sunshine weaves?"
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
there
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From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
way
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
weaves
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From this reading Or the fine web the sunshine weaves?"
web
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From this reading Or the fine web the sunshine weaves?"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading C. D. Rossetti MARIE had never seen death, but there was no fear in her heart as she softly closed the door behind her, and went forward into the room.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What now for thee my love's great will?
window
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From this reading The cotton blind at the window fitted badly, and gleams of sunlight found their way through on either side of it, seeming to concentrate in a strangely deliberate manner about the silent figure of the man who had given his life for her.
