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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 And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
also
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
anguish
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
bound
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From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
brief
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
brown
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
burned
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
dreamed
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
Duke
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
eyes
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
fit
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
flowers
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From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
Grace
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
guard
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
John
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
knew
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
love
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
lovely
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
mate
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
only
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
Osmonde
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From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
other
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
Oxon
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
said
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
season
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
shared
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
Sir
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
sister
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
some
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
sort
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
started
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
story
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
strange
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
suspect
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
there
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From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
trembling
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
vision
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
watched
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From this reading And for long it had seemed to her only some cruel thing she had dreamed; and the wild lovely creature she had watched and stood guard over with such trembling, during a brief season of bewildered anguish, seemed to be a sort of vision also.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
wild
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
window
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From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And this--this had been he, his Grace the Duke of Osmonde--who was so fit a mate for her, and whose brown eyes so burned with love.
woman
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From this reading And she was a free woman, and there they stood at the open window among the flowers--both bound, both free!
word
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From this reading She started a little as she said the word in thought again, for she knew a strange wild story none other than herself knew, and her sister, and Sir John Oxon, and they did not suspect she shared their secret.
