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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
alles
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just leave me alone,” she said.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
Augen
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
bist
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
came
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
clean
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
Da
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
dass
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
den
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
dir's
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
discovered
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
doubts
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
du
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
Elizabeth
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
erscheint
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
explanations
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From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
fact
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
fears
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
filled
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
froh
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
geweint
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
Gewiss
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
Helen
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
Just
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From this reading “Just leave me alone,” she said.
kommt's
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
latter
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From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
leave
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From this reading “Just leave me alone,” she said.
Man
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Just leave me alone,” she said.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
mood
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From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
presence
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
room
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
said
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From this reading “Just leave me alone,” she said.
see
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From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
servant
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Just leave me alone,” she said.
sieht
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From this reading Man sieht dir's an den Augen an, Gewiss, du hast geweint.”
situation
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
spent
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
tormenting
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From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
traurig
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
vouchsafe
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From this reading The latter of course was astonished to see her, but Helen was in no mood to vouchsafe explanations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
Wie
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From this reading “Wie kommt's, dass du so traurig bist, Da alles froh erscheint?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Helen might have spent the afternoon in that situation, tormenting herself with the doubts and fears that filled her mind, had it not been for the fact that her presence was discovered by Elizabeth, the servant, who came in to clean the room.
