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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 When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
Anne
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From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
away
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
back
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
bigger
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
blossoms
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
came
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
Camylott
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
consciousness
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
cooed
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From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
day
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
died
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From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
distance
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
down
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
duchess
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
eyes
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
far
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
feet
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
flower-garden
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
full
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
gradually
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From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
grown
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
happiness
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From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
illness
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From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
joy
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From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
lap
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
losing
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From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
more
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
morning-room
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
prayerful
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
roses
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
scattering
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
sister
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
sitting
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
soft
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
some
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
soul
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
strange
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
summer
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
sweet
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
swooned
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From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
ten
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From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
thinner
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
Twas
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From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
up
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Twas of no violent illness, it seemed but that through these years of joy she had been gradually losing life.
wandered
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From this reading When she came back to consciousness she looked up at the duchess with a strange, far look, as if her soul had wandered back from some great distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
whiter
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From this reading She had grown thinner and whiter, and her soft eyes bigger and more prayerful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Twas in the summer, and they were at Camylott, when one sweet day she came from the flower-garden with her hands full of roses, and sitting down by her sister in her morning-room, swooned away, scattering her blossoms on her lap and at her feet.
years
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From this reading cooed When they had had ten years of happiness, Anne died.
