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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 Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
accident
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
air
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
always
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
Beresford
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
boat
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
caprice
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
COMING
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From this reading COMING HOME.
Como
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
day
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From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
delighted
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
dire
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
doing
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
effect
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From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
families
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
float
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
guided
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
heartless
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
Highland
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
HOME
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From this reading COMING HOME.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
investigations
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
Italian
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
lake
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
late
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
liked
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From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
loch
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
lovely
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
moment
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
Mrs
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
now
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
October
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
people
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
quiet
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
several
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
sit
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
sorrow
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
stayed
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
steps
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
storms
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
sunshine
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
taking
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
there
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From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
threw
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They stayed in Como till late in October, now here, now there, as caprice guided their steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
transformation
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
trouble
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From this reading The people about her thought her heartless in her investigations into this accident, which threw several poor families into dire trouble and sorrow.
turning
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
upset
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From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
warning
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She liked the storms, until one day a boat was upset, which had a great effect upon her mind.
watching
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
wild
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
window
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From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes Mrs. Beresford would be pleased to be quiet, to float about the lake in the boat, doing nothing, taking in the air and the sunshine; or to sit at her window watching the storms that would sometimes come with little warning, turning the lovely Italian lake in a moment into a wild Highland loch--a transformation which always delighted her.
