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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
All
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
ancestral
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
Anne
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
apartments
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
back
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
beheld
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
borne
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
came
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
ceremonies
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
coffin
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
countess
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
down
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From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
Duke
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
Dunstanwolde
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
fathers
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
final
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
fitting
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
home
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
kept
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
kneeled
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From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
lady's
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
laid
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
Lord
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
lord's
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
Many
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
Mistress
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
moan
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From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
mood
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
night
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
once
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From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
only
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From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
Osmonde
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
own
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
pay
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
respect
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From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
return
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
ruled
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
sister
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From this reading The countess kept her own apartments, and none but her sister, Mistress Anne, beheld her.
sitting
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
slept
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
spent
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
stranger
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many came from town to pay him respect, and the Duke of Osmonde was, as was but fitting, among them.
there
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
tomb
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
town
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
weep
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From this reading She did not weep or moan, and only once kneeled down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
widowhood
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From this reading his lady's widowhood, and of her return to town All that remained of my Lord Dunstanwolde was borne back to his ancestral home, and there laid to rest in the ancient tomb in which his fathers slept.
woman
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From this reading The night before the final ceremonies she spent sitting by her lord's coffin, and to Anne it seemed that her mood was a stranger one, than ever woman had before been ruled by.
