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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 A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
Abbey
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
admitted
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
Allworth
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
alternately
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
always
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.
apart
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
appointed
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
arose
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
attended
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
Barton
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
bed
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
bleeding
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
chaise
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From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.
cold
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
condemned
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
day
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
disconsolately
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
drooping
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
drove
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From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.
Eudora
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
Eudora's
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
execution
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
faint
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
Feebly
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
fell
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
fetch
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
go
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
grounds
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
guard
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
head
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
heart
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
hearts
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
hourly
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
iron
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
kept
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
lamp
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
law
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
lit
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
lost
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
Malcolm
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
Michell
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
mistress
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
Montrose
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
Mrs
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
naught
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
now
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
once
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
only
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
pet
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
prison
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From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.
prisoner
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
quiverings
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
rambling
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
reclining
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
sat
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
search
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
seldom
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
sentence
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
servants
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
sickly
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
silent
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
sky-terrier
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
small
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
stern-faced
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
survive
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.
undergo
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
wandered
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From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
waning
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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
watchers
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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.
woman
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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.
