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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 But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
appeared
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
Arctura
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
Auchars
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
BROOKES
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From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
concluded
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From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
Donal
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
EARL
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From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
everywhere
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
face
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From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
fainted
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
floor
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From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
get
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
given
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
hardly
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
hastened
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
lady
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
ladyship
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
looking
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
lordship
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
MISTRESS
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From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
motionless
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From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
muscle
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From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
once
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
orders
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
out
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
pale
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From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
room
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
saying
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
seated
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
seen
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
send
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
Simmons
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
slight
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From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
stair
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From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
stretched
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From this reading The earl was stretched motionless and pale on the floor.
taken
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From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
twitching
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From this reading But for a slight twitching in one muscle of the face, they might have concluded him dead.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MISTRESS BROOKES UPON THE EARL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were hardly seated when Simmons appeared, saying he had been looking everywhere for her ladyship, for his lordship was taken as he had never seen him before: he had fainted right out in the half-way room, and he could not get him to.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having given orders to send at once to Auchars for the doctor, lady Arctura hastened with Donal to the room on the stair.
