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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 “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
back
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
barberry
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
bedroom
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
best
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
chill
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
clergyman
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
clusters
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consummate
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
cottage
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
crawled
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
danced
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
deck
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
desolate
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
door-way
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
dropping
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
dusting
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
fire
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
Ford's
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
glistened
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
golden-rod
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
hair
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
hedges
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
Jacob
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
leafy
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
lean
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
leaves
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
lonely
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
low
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
Lucy
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
mantel
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
marriage
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
Mary
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
merrily
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
midday
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
moved
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
Now
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
nuts
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
old
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
only
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out
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
replenishing
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
restlessly
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
rock
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
rusted
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
said
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
sat
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
screen
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
seen
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
showers
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
silver
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
slow
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
snake
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
squirrels
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
striped
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
stripped
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
Summer
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sun
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
sweeping
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
temples
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
then
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
traveler's
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tree
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trees
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
voice
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From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
wander
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From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
watching
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
weary
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From this reading Lucy moved about, sweeping, dusting, replenishing the fire--but the silver hair glistened on her temples, and her step was slow and weary.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
whistled
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From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
Widow
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From this reading Widow Ford’s cottage looked lonely and desolate, stripped of its leafy screen; but the squirrels might be seen leaping from tree to tree as merrily as if old Jacob still sat watching them in the door-way.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Summer had danced by--the chill wind whistled through the trees--the nuts were dropping in showers, and the leaves rusted beneath the traveler’s foot; the golden-rod and barberry clusters alone remained to deck the hedges, and the striped snake crawled out on the rock to sun himself only at midday.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and then she would lean against the mantel, and look at Mary--and then wander restlessly into the little bedroom--then, back again to the mantel.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You still think it best to consummate this marriage?” said the clergyman to Lucy, in a low voice.
