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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 “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
actions
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
All
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
Alma
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
attendant
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
bonne's
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
bonnet
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
busy
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
cap
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
catch
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
chamber
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
daring
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
day
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
direct
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
Edenlawn
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
Elverton
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
fearful
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
force
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
forget
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
French
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
gathers
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
glimpse
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
gone
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
grow
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
heart
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
hight
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
home
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
late
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
made
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
Madelon
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
march
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
mother
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
ne'er
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
nigh
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
off
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
Old
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From this reading Old Madelon, in her hight French _bonne’s_ cap made her appearance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
out
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
own
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
present
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
prison
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
rang
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
reached
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
Recoiling
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
returning
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Alma Elverton, returning from the prison, reached Edenlawn.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
sight
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
sins
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
sometimes
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
speed
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
stern
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
then
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
threw
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
travel
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
unsummoned
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From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
unveiled
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
up
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From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
veiled
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
well
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From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not daring to present herself unsummoned before her stern mother, she went direct to her own chamber, threw off her bonnet and mantle, and then rang for her attendant.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All sins it gathers up into its course, As they do grow with it, and its force, One day with busy speed that thing shall come, Recoiling on the heart that was its home.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Our actions travel and are veiled; and yet We sometimes catch a fearful glimpse of one When out of sight its march hath well nigh gone, An unveiled thing which we can ne’er forget!
