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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 Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
able
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
afraid
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
all
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
Any
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
appeared
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
arrested
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
artificially
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
brain
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
calm
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
came
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
character
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
cruelly
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
day
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
days
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
early
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
echoes
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
Edward
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
Edward's
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
eve
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
evenings
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
feelings
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
footsteps
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
form
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
friend
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
garden
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
gate
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
girl
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
glared
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
go
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
heard
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
hedge
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
horribly
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
hundred
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
idea
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
impetuous
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
instant
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
interval
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
just
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
latch
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
lay
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
lift
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
lifted
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
light
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
love-tale
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
moment
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
near
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
now
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
out
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
passengers
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
past
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
position
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
ringing
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
road
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
Seton's
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
several
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
silent
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
Sir
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
some
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
sounds
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
supposed
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
telling
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
there
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
times
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From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
trees
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
two
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
utterance
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
very
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
voices
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From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
weeks
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
whole
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
window
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From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.
Winifred
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
Winnie's
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From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.
young
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From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.
