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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
almost
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
angrily
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
arrival
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
away
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
back
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
better
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
breakfast
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
came
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From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
CASE
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From this reading THE PEERAGE CASE.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
crept
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
days
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
dear
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From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
desolation
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
door
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
down
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
dreary
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
drive
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
end
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From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
evening
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
father
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From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
fly
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
girls
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
gone
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
half-light
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
heard
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
Hester's
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
house
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
how
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
Jaquetta
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
just
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
late
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
lodgings
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
more
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From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
nine
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
o'clock
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
out
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
PEERAGE
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From this reading THE PEERAGE CASE.
run
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
said
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
send
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From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
sleep
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
Stay
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
ten
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From this reading He passed away in sleep late one evening, just ten days after Hester's arrival.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEERAGE CASE.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
Torwood
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
tranquil
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From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
up
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
very
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From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had gone back to her lodgings, and we did not send to tell her till the morning; but by nine o'clock she was in the house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The end came suddenly at last, when we were thinking my dear father more tranquil.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We had crept down to breakfast, Jaquetta and I, feeling very dreary in the half-light, and as if desolation had suddenly come on us; and when we heard her fly drive up to the door, Jaquetta cried out almost angrily, "Torwood, how could you!" and we would have run away, but he said, "Stay, dear girls; it is better to have it over."
