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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 shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
almost
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
beat
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
becoming
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
Buchanan
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
cause
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
chill
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
dreams
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
face
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
firm
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
garden
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
gate
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
harp
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From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
hawthorn-hedge
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
heart
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
Helen
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
leaned
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
like
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From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
looking
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
mark
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From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
mask
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
mother's
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
nervous
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
nervously
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
newly
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
October
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
OLD
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
Oswald
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
play
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From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
proud
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
round
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
see
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
setting
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
shawl
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
sprung
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
sun
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
there
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
trembling
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
tremor
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From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
unwittingly
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
veil
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From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
wager
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
walking
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
warm
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From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
well
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From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These October nights were becoming chill, and the shawl she drew round her was not a warm one; but her trembling sprung from quite another cause.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
William
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
winds
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From this reading “She is like that harp the winds do play upon; mark her well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Helen Buchanan stood alone at the gate of her mother’s garden; there was a nervous tremor about her as she leaned upon the hawthorn-hedge, with her face towards the setting sun.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She shall tell you what she dreams unwittingly, for her face is no mask--nothing but a veil, and under it you shall see her heart beat.”--OLD PLAY.
young
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From this reading She was young and proud and poor; and William Oswald, walking as if for a wager, and looking almost as nervously firm as she did, had newly left the gate.
