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9
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
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 did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
B
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
back
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
become
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From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
Blair
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
changed
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From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
crossroads
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
crossways
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
discovered
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
Doncaster
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
dropped
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From this reading I explained that it had dropped from the envelope, whereupon she took it up and gazed, for a long time upon it.
effaced
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
envelope
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
explained
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From this reading I explained that it had dropped from the envelope, whereupon she took it up and gazed, for a long time upon it.
eyes
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
face
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From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
faintly
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
fell
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
find
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From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I explained that it had dropped from the envelope, whereupon she took it up and gazed, for a long time upon it.
gazed
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From this reading I explained that it had dropped from the envelope, whereupon she took it up and gazed, for a long time upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
house
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
lonely
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I explained that it had dropped from the envelope, whereupon she took it up and gazed, for a long time upon it.
miles
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
namely
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
noticed
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
Owston
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
pencil
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
photograph
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
re-read
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
Road
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
saw
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From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
Selby
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
startled
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From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
superscription
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
then
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
turning
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
up
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
Walking
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
whereupon
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From this reading I explained that it had dropped from the envelope, whereupon she took it up and gazed, for a long time upon it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
Why
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From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
woman
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From this reading When she did so, I saw by her face that she had become a changed woman.
words
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From this reading Then, turning it over, she discovered what I had not noticed, namely, written faintly in pencil and half effaced were the words, "Owston crossroads, 9 miles beyond Doncaster on the Selby Road.--B. B."
writing-table
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
written
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From this reading Walking back to the writing-table she took up the envelope and re-read the superscription which Blair had written upon it, and then for the first time her eyes fell upon the photograph of that lonely house by the crossways.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why!" she cried, startled, "where did you find this?"
