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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 "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
all
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
apartment
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
bare
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
billiard-rooms
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
brilliantly-lighted
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
brown
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
candle
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
Coming
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
darkness
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
Daughter
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
degree
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
discovers
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
down
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
drawing-room
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
extinguished
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
feet
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
Gardener's
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
gloom
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
greater
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
hair
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
hall
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
hand
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
immense
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
lamps
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
leaving
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
light
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From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
man
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From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
occupant
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
old
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From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
one-half
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
only
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
overcomes
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
paper
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
past
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
Poured
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
seems
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
shade
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From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
side
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
sight
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From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
single
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
slippers
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
soft
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
softly
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
stairs
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
steeped
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From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
stream
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From this reading "A single stream of all her soft brown hair Poured on one side.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
takes
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
Thrusting
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
traversed
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From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
up
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
walks
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From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading --_Gardener's Daughter._ Thrusting her little bare feet into her slippers, she takes up a candle and walks softly down the stairs, past the smoking and billiard-rooms, into the drawing-room, where the paper has been left.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the lamps have been extinguished, leaving the apartment, which is immense, steeped in darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Coming into it from the brilliantly-lighted hall outside, with only a candle in her hand, the gloom seems even greater, and overcomes her sight to such a degree that she has traversed at least one-half its length before she discovers she is not its only occupant.
young
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From this reading * * * Half light, half shade, She stood, a sight to make an old man young."
