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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 Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
ago
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
back
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
came
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
cold
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
COMEnounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
crushing
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
cry
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
delicious
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
destruction
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From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
down
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
evening
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
FAME
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From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
few
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
flower
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
gloaming
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
hand
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
happiness
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From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
heart
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
hideous
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
horizon
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
hours
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
joy
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From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
lay
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
Leslie
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
like
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
low
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
marriage
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
moor
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
now
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
pale
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
reality
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
rude
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
sank
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
scene
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
shivered
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
shone
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
sitting
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
sky
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
softly
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
some
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
sorrow
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
star
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
stunned
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From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden destruction of her joy and happiness left her stunned and bewildered.
summer
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
sun
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
talking
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "FAME HAS COME TO ME AT LAST."
unconscious
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From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Leslie lay unconscious while the sun sank below the horizon, and the delicious summer gloaming came softly upon the moor; lay like a flower struck down by some rude hand, and the evening star shone pale in the sky before she came back to life and her great sorrow.
whole
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From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a while it seemed to her that the whole scene through which she had passed was a hideous dream, and when its reality came crushing down upon her she uttered a low cry and shivered as if with cold.
Yorke
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From this reading A few short hours ago and she and Yorke had been sitting hand in hand, heart to heart, talking of their marriage, and now----.
