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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 Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
abandoned
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
amounts
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
beheld
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
came
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
certainly
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
complement
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
condemns
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
congregated
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
CONSPIRACY
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From this reading THE CONSPIRACY.
crime
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
cry
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
curious
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
daughter
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
death
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
denounced
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From this reading It is she who denounced her daughter."
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
dispersed
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
door
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
drama
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
escorted
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
events
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
excess
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
few
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
fill
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
finding
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
fingers
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
following
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
head
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
idlers
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
ignominious
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
insensibility
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
involuntary
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
just
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
loud
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
more
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
mother
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
narrated
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
occurred
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
own
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
patriotism
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
pointing
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
raised
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
remaining
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
revolting
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
rushed
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
said
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
say
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
scene
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
see
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is she who denounced her daughter."
sombre
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
some
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
state
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSPIRACY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
there
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
thunderbolt
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
Tison
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
together
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From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
totally
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
turns
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
unfolding
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
up
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From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Immediately following the events we have just narrated, a last scene came to fill up the complement of the drama which was unfolding its sombre turns of fortune.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
wildly
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
woman
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At this door a few idlers more curious than the rest still remained congregated together, who dispersed when they beheld her, and pointing with their fingers, said one to another,-- "Do you see that woman?
zealous
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From this reading The woman Tison, struck as by a thunderbolt at what had occurred, and totally abandoned by those who had escorted her,--for there is something revolting even in an involuntary crime, and it certainly amounts to a great crime when a mother condemns her own daughter to an ignominious death, were it even from excess of zealous patriotism,--the woman, we say, after remaining for some time in a state of insensibility, at length raised her head, looked wildly around, and finding herself deserted and alone, uttered a loud cry, and rushed toward the door.
