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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 Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
afraid
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From this reading She had long ceased to be afraid of him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
amazed
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
arrival
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
Aurelia
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had long ceased to be afraid of him.
bottom
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
ceased
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From this reading She had long ceased to be afraid of him.
chamber
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
charges
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
clambering
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
coming
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
command
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
Commissioned
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
COWPER
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From this reading COWPER.
crevices
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
days
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
Divine
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
down
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
force
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
good-nature
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had long ceased to be afraid of him.
hand
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
happier
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
helping
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had long ceased to be afraid of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
Jumbo
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
Letitia
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
lift
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long ceased to be afraid of him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
master's
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
naughty
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
presage
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
rather
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
saw
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
shutters
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
singing
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
singst
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
sleep
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
some
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From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
stairs
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
three
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Or singst thou rather under force Of some Divine command, Commissioned to presage a course Of happier days at hand?
up
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
waiting
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
weeks
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From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Aurelia was coming down stairs in the twilight after singing her charges to sleep about three weeks after her arrival, when she saw Jumbo waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
window
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From this reading Indeed he had quite amazed her by his good-nature in helping to lift down naughty little Letitia, who was clambering up to the window of his master’s chamber to look through the crevices of the shutters.
