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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 Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
all
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
aloe
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
any
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
bays
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
bigger
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
breathless
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
bright
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
came
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
carriage
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
carrying
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
cities
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
clear
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
coast
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
confused
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
conscious
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
consciousness
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
conveys
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
convulsion
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
dark
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
darkness
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
death
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
distance
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
dread
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
driven
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
excitement
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
familiar
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
flashing
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
France
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
Frances
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
gleaming
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
greater
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
guillotine
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
head
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
headland
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
hedges
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
heliotropes
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
highroads
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
history
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
hurry
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
idea
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
idleness
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
keen
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
keep
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
knew
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
light
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
like
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
lines
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
many
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
Markham
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
Mentone
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
Monaco
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
monotonous
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
night
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
noisier
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
olives
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
only
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
oranges
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
out
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
palms
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
Paris
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
past
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
plains
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
pleasure
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
pointed
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
poplars
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
put
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
railway
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
read
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
realise
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
remembered
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
Revolution
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
rolled
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
roses
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
scene
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
series
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
set
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
sheltering
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
shuddering
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
sickness
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
spot
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
station
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
stayed
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
straight
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
streets
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
sweep
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
tender
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
there
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
thoughts
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
towns
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
tumbrels
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
up
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
vague
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From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
vast
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From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
victims
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From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
warm
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From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Paris, where they stayed for a night, was only like a bigger, noisier, vast railway station, to Frances.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Frances remembered little of the journey after it was over, though she was keenly conscious of everything at the time, if there can be any keen consciousness of a thing which is all vague, which conveys no clear idea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had no time, in the hurry of her journey, in the still greater hurry of her thoughts, to realise that here was the scene of that dread Revolution of which she had read with shuddering excitement--that she was driven past the spot where the guillotine was first set up, and through the streets where the tumbrels had rolled, carrying to that dread death the many tender victims, who were all she knew of that great convulsion of history.
windows
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From this reading Markham, who was so good to her, put his head out of the carriage and pointed to a series of great windows flashing with light.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through the darkness of the night, which came on before she had left the coast she knew, with all those familiar towns gleaming out as she passed--Mentone, Monaco on its headland, the sheltering bays which keep so warm and bright those cities of sickness, of idleness, and pleasure--the palms, the olives, the oranges, the aloe hedges, the roses and heliotropes--there was a confused and breathless sweep of distance, half in the dark, half in the light, the monotonous plains, the lines of poplars, the straight highroads of France.
