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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 She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
accompaniment
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
awake
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From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
awoke
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
become
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From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
bed
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From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
came
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
caused
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From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
collected
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
consider
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
don
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From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
dreamed
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
end
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
far
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
heard
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
high
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From this reading The voice was pure and high; it must be Magnhild's.
house
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
leave
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From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
low
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
Magnhild
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
Magnhild's
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From this reading The voice was pure and high; it must be Magnhild's.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
morning-gown
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From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The voice was pure and high; it must be Magnhild's.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
opened
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From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
other
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
piano
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
pure
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From this reading The voice was pure and high; it must be Magnhild's.
really
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
Roennaug
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
scarcely
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From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
singing
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From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
sitting-room
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
sound
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
there
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From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
voice
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From this reading The voice was pure and high; it must be Magnhild's.
waited
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From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the sitting-room, which was at the other end of the house, there came the sound of singing and a low piano accompaniment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next morning Roennaug dreamed of singing; she still heard it when she awoke, and ere long she had so far collected herself as to consider whether it could really be Magnhild who was singing.
wide
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From this reading This thought caused her to become wide awake and to leave her bed.
window
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From this reading She scarcely waited to don her morning-gown before she opened a window.
