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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 Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
Alice
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
all
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
Anne
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anne started in tremulous wonder as it commenced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
away
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
Aytoun
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
Aytoun's
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
breathless
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From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
call
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
Catherine's
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
commenced
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From this reading Anne started in tremulous wonder as it commenced.
country
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
danger
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
fall
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
far
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
flowed
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From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
hearing
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
home
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne started in tremulous wonder as it commenced.
interest
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From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
kindly
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
kindred
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
lines
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From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
listened
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From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
living
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man
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
Most
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
Mrs
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
music
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
near
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
Oran
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
piano
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
place
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
placing
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
ripple
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
Ross
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
sea
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
seated
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
sheet
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
some
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
song
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
sorrow
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
started
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From this reading Anne started in tremulous wonder as it commenced.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
strange
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
stranger
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
timidly
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From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
toil
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
tremulous
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From this reading Anne started in tremulous wonder as it commenced.
voice
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
wayfaring
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From this reading The wayfaring man in toil, and danger, and sorrow, hearing in the ripple of the great sea, far away in some strange country, the kindly call of the Oran to home and kindred.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Anne Ross was seated near Mrs. Catherine's piano when Alice Aytoun took her place at it timidly, and placing a sheet of manuscript music before her, began her song.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With breathless interest she listened as the lines flowed on.
wonder
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From this reading Anne started in tremulous wonder as it commenced.
words
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From this reading Most strange to hear these words repeated by a living voice at all--stranger still that they should fall from Alice Aytoun's.
