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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 Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
all
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From this reading ‘The ring! the ring!’ was all she could say to herself.
always
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading She would have sworn to them amongst a thousand!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
ancestor
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
back
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
bedroom
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
blue
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
brain
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
circumscribed
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
clear
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
colour
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ‘The ring! the ring!’ was all she could say to herself.
darkly
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
down
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
drawn
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
earl's
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
Eastern
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
finger
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
flawless
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
form
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
gems
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
Governor-General
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
Hall
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have sworn to them amongst a thousand!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
heart
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘The ring! the ring!’ was all she could say to herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
Ilfracombe
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
India
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
limits
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
Lord
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
Nell
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
Nora
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
off
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
often
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
own
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
placed
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
playfully
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
potentate
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
presented
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
raging
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
recognised
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
remembered
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
ring
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From this reading ‘The ring! the ring!’ was all she could say to herself.
sapphires
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
say
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From this reading ‘The ring! the ring!’ was all she could say to herself.
sea
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
seen
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From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The ring! the ring!’ was all she could say to herself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
some
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
summer
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
suspense
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
suspicion
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
sworn
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From this reading She would have sworn to them amongst a thousand!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It _was_ the earl’s ring, she was sure of that--she had always seen it on his finger--had so often drawn it off playfully, and placed it on her own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She would have sworn to them amongst a thousand!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
thoughtfully
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
thousand
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From this reading She would have sworn to them amongst a thousand!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
tumult
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
up
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
very
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From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
walking
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From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whilst Nora was walking thoughtfully back to the Hall, Nell was raging up and down the circumscribed limits of her bedroom, with her heart and brain in a tumult of suspicion and suspense.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have sworn to them amongst a thousand!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She recognised the very colour of the sapphires; they were so darkly blue, and yet clear as a summer sea; she remembered Lord Ilfracombe having told her the gems were flawless, and had been presented in another form by an Eastern potentate to some ancestor of his, who had been Governor-General of India.
