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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 After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
ache
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
all
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
anxiety
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
arrival
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
asunder
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
away
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
begun
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
bright
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
carriage
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From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
cheerful
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
circumstances
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
clean
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
closed
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
cold
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
country-town
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
curious
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
daylight
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
early
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
English
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
fatigue
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
figures
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
gave
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
group
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
houses
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
hurried
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
kind
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
knew
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
like
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From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
March
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
Marjory
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From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
mist
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
most
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
moving
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
night
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
others
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
out
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
painful
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
people
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
pluck
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
possible
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
pull
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
quiet
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
saw
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
sensation
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
shuttered
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
simplest
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
sleepless
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
slept
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
softly
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
some
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
soundly
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From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
startled
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
stepped
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From this reading Marjory stepped out of the carriage like one in a dream.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
stir
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
strange
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
street
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
streets
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
sunshiny
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
things
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
travellers
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
unfamiliar
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From this reading After this long journey, to step out into the bright daylight of a March morning--cold, but sunshiny; and into the unfamiliar clean little streets of an English country-town, gave the most curious sensation to the travellers.
unknown
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
up
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
vaguely
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it possible that all these unknown people had slept softly and soundly all that long night through; and knew of nothing to pluck away their rest from them, or pull their life asunder?
weary
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From this reading The simplest things startled this little weary group as they hurried along the quiet sunshiny street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
wrap
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From this reading The long sleepless night, the fatigue of the journey, the ache of anxiety in her mind, seemed to wrap a kind of painful mist about her, through which she saw vaguely the circumstances of the arrival, the unknown figures moving about; the strange houses--some still shuttered and closed up as for the night, while the cheerful stir of early morning had begun with others.
