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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 She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
Abbey
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
Abbeytown
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
Allworth
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
AnchoragenounUS /ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
angle
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
assuredly
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
back
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
beautiful
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
bland
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
brow
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
buried
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From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
C
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
cheerful
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
chilling
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
commanding
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
deemed
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
deep
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From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
delightful
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
eastern
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
Edenlawn
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
equi-distant
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From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
estate
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
estates
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
face
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
foreign
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
formed
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
gloom
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From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
gloomy
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
glory
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
heart
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
land
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
Lay
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From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
Lighting
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
miles
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From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
more
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
most
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
neighborhood
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
other
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
points
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
shame
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
shudder
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
smile
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
sorrow
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
southern
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
taught
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
tears
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
three
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
tomb
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From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
two
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From this reading Edenlawn was equi-distant, about three miles from the two.
Warfield
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From this reading No more should she shudder to hear his name, With a chilling heart and a brow of flame.—_C. A. Warfield._ If Allworth Abbey was the most ancient and gloomy, and if the Anchorage was the most commanding and cheerful, assuredly Edenlawn was the most beautiful and delightful estate in the neighborhood of Abbeytown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dead, and the secret of shame and gloom Lay buried deep in his distant tomb!
western
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From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The three estates formed a right angle, of which Allworth Abbey was the eastern, Edenlawn the southern, and the Anchorage the western points.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
years
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From this reading She deemed him dead, in a foreign land; Did her smile come back with its glory bland, Lighting her face as in other years, Ere shame and sorrow had taught her tears?
