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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 Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
affectionately
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
afraid
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
ANSWEREDnounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE QUESTION ANSWERED.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
childish
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
city
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
closely
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
Deane
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
divesting
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
Dora
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
Elliott
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
evening
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
eyes
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
face
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
familiar
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
fault
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
friend
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
gazed
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
girl
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
greet
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
Hastings
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
Hastings's
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
heard
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
keen
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
late
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
led
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
like
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
loomed
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
mother
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
Mr
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
Mrs
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
much
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
old
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
prove
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE QUESTION ANSWERED.
reached
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
receive
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
scrutinized
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
see
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
softly
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
swimming
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
tears
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUESTION ANSWERED.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
then
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
timidly
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
together
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
travelers
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
up
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From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
Very
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
waiting
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From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
weary
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was late in the evening when our travelers reached the city, which loomed up before Dora like an old familiar friend.
whispered
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From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Half bewildered, Dora gazed about her, and then, with her eyes swimming in tears, whispered softly to Mr. Hastings, "I am so afraid it will prove to be a dream."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They found Mrs. Elliott waiting to receive them, together with Mr. Hastings's mother, who, having heard so much of _Dora Deane_, had come over to see her.
wrappings
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From this reading Very affectionately did Mrs. Elliott greet the weary girl, and after divesting her of her wrappings, she led her to her mother, whose keen eyes scrutinized her closely, but found no fault in the fair childish face which looked so timidly up to her.
