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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 She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
absent
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
abstracted
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
AESCHYLUS
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
affections
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From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
Anstice
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
Arthur
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
back
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
begging
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
Bring
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
called
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
Chastened
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From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
crost
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From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
day
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
drive
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
E'en
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
Elizabeth
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
eluding
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
entreated
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
especially
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
felt
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
funeral
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
heart
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
Lady
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
Lord
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
Martindale
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
Melt
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
memory's
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
Mrs
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
pain
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
pangs
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
see
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From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
sleep
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
sobered
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From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
soon
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
store
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
succeed
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From this reading --AESCHYLUS.--Anstice Arthur did not succeed in eluding Lady Elizabeth.
talking
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
taught
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From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She called the day after the funeral, begging especially to see Mrs. Martindale.
Treasur'd
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
Violet
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From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
visions
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From this reading E’en in sleep, pangs felt before, Treasur’d long in memory’s store, Bring in visions back their pain, Melt into the heart again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading By it crost affections taught Chastened will and sobered thought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked absent and abstracted, while Lord Martindale was talking to her, and soon entreated Violet to come with her for a short drive.
