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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 It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
Adela
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From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
aisle
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
astonishment
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
away
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
church
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did it matter?
door
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From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
encouraged
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
face
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
followed
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
gladness
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
gone
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
grave
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
held
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From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What did it matter?
known
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
leave
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
matter
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From this reading What did it matter?
moment
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
opened
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From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
pew
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From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
porch
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
quitted
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From this reading Adela opened the pew door and quitted the church, the parchment held beneath her mantle.
service
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
sit
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
smote
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
soon
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
sun
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
Sunday-clad
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
trial
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
very
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
villagers
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
walk
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
warm
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From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did it matter?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As she issued from the porch the sun smote warm upon her face; it encouraged a feeling of gladness which had followed her astonishment.
whole
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From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
why
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
wonder
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From this reading It would very soon be known why she had gone away, and to face for a moment the wonder of Sunday-clad villagers is not a grave trial.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She could not sit through the service, yet to leave the church she would have to walk the whole length of the aisle.
