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4
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From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
all
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
any
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
avenged
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
become
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From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
bodily
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
bread
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
care
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
carried
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
chapel
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
cruse
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
demon
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
door
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
eaten
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
emptied
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
escaped
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From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
floor
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
Gertrude
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
Gertrude's
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
ghost
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
gone
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
got
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
heretofore
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
impossible
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
inside
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
JEWELL
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From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
key
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
knows
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From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
MAGDALEN
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From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
means
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
Mother
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
night
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
Nov
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From this reading _Nov.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
off
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
opening
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
out
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
pieces
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
prisoner
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
sacrilege
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
say
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
seems
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
signs
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
Sisters
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
Some
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
struggle
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
supper
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
there
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From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
torn
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From this reading Some of the Sisters think that the ghost or demon, or whatever it is that hath heretofore avenged sacrilege in that chapel, hath torn her in pieces and carried her off bodily, but they say there are no signs of any such struggle.
very
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
water
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From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 4._ MAGDALEN JEWELL hath escaped, at the least she hath disappeared, and no one knows what has become of her.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It seems impossible that she could have got out, as there are no means whatever of opening the door from the inside, and the key hath never left Mother Gertrude's care.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The very cruse of water which Mother Gertrude carried to the prisoner last night is standing half emptied on the floor, but the bread is all gone, so she must have eaten her supper.
