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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 was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
adjoining
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
arose
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
asleep
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
attention
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
attracted
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
awakened
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
became
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
bed
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
bushes
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
conscious
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
corner
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From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
garden
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
go
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
hidden
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From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
how
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
indeed
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
involuntarily
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
many
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
meeting
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From this reading It was the middle of the night, and people were meeting.
middle
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From this reading It was the middle of the night, and people were meeting.
minutes
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
movement
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
near
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
night
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
notice
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
Osborn's
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
particular
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
people
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From this reading It was the middle of the night, and people were meeting.
presence
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
profoundly
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
room
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
scarcely
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
seated
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
shrubbery
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From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
singularly
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
sit
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
sleep
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
some
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
sound
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
spot
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
stillness
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
there
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From this reading She had not been seated there many minutes before she became singularly conscious, she did not know how, of some presence near her among the bushes in the garden below.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
turned
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From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the middle of the night, and people were meeting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
window
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From this reading It was on such a night--she had awakened from her sleep to notice such stillness in Osborn's adjoining room, that she thought him profoundly asleep--that she arose from her bed to go and sit at her open window.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, something, someone, was standing in a corner, hidden by shrubbery.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It had indeed scarcely seemed to be sound or movement which had attracted her attention, and yet it must have been one or both, for she involuntarily turned to a particular spot.
