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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 LAST ENCOUNTER.
address
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
almost
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
appeal
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
Arctura
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
ask
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
Carmichael
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
cause
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
coming
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
company
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
corridor
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
dared
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
directress
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
Donal
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
down
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER.
encouragement
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
expression
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
face
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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
fear
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
flowers
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
frost
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
glimmered
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
grass
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
hall
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
lady
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER.
like
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
Miss
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
mown
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
much
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
Now
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
pathetic
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
pharisaism
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
rain
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
reappeared
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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
received
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
saw
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
seldom
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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
smile
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
sore
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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
spirit
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
spring
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
troubled
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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
would-be
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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
