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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 He had also kissed her a second time.
accompanied
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
adieu
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
also
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From this reading He had also kissed her a second time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
Bath
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
Bathsheba
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From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
bidden
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
burnt
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
candles
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
chronic
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
days
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
door
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
ears
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
entered
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From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
excitement
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
face
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
farewell
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
flush
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
friends
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
hour
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From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
house
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From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
kissed
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From this reading He had also kissed her a second time.
later
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From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
less
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
light
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
lingered
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
met
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
now
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
own
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From this reading Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
second
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From this reading He had also kissed her a second time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
some
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
spent
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
stated
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
There
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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had also kissed her a second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
Troy
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
two
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
very
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
visiting
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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
words
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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.