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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 went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER GENTLEMAN OF THE SAME NAME.
apartment
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
aside
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
back
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
bright
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
burned
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
came
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
chair
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
Clarissa's
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
clear
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
comfortable
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
Despard's
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
drawn
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
dreamily
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
fire
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
folded
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
gentle
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER GENTLEMAN OF THE SAME NAME.
girl
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
grate
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
hat
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
laid
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
lap
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
leaned
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
letter
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
looking
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
luxurious
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
Miss
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
Mrs
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER GENTLEMAN OF THE SAME NAME.
near
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER GENTLEMAN OF THE SAME NAME.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
own
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
Pen'yllan
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
place
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
pocket
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
purchases
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
room
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
SAMEnounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER GENTLEMAN OF THE SAME NAME.
seated
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
selfish
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
sleepy-hollow
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
special
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From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
stairs
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
stung
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
sweet-tempered
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER GENTLEMAN OF THE SAME NAME.
Then
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
there
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From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
truth
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
up
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From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went up stairs, after this, to her own room, a comfortable, luxurious little place, near Mrs. Despard’s own apartment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A clear, bright fire burned in the grate, and her special sleepy-hollow chair was drawn before it; and when she had laid aside her hat, and disposed of her purchases, she came to this chair, and seated herself in it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then she drew the Pen’yllan letter from her pocket, and laid it on her lap, and left it there, while she folded her hands, and leaned back, looking at the fire dreamily, and thinking to herself.
worldly
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From this reading The truth is, that letter, that gentle, sweet-tempered, old-fashioned letter of Miss Clarissa’s, stung the girl, worldly and selfish as she was.
