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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 Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
all
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
Asia
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
bare
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
Beauvilliers
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
breakfast
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
brother
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
brother's
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
busy
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
Caroline
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
Constantinople
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
day
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
document
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
down
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
draw
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
engage
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
fire
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
forced
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
garden
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
gazed
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
give
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From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
go
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
grey
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
heaped
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
historical
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
hour
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
hue
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
immediately
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
kept
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
kind
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
later
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
Madame
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
made
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
memoir
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
mild
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
Minor
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
moment
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
months
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
nearly
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
notes
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
November
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
opened
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
Oriental
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
out
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
pale
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
plans
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
portfolios
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
railways
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
REVELATIONS
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
room
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
résumé
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
scheme
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
search
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
set
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
sitting
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
sky
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
some
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
table
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
tall
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
task
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From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
together
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
travelled
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From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
trees
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
trying
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From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
Two
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
up
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
violet
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
warm
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
weeks
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From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
whole
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From this reading During two long weeks already she had been trying to give her whole mind to this task.
window
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From this reading It was so warm that day that she let the fire go out and opened the window, whence, before sitting down, she gazed for a moment at the tall bare trees of the Beauvilliers garden, which had a violet hue against the pale grey sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
work
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From this reading REVELATIONS Two months later, one grey, mild November afternoon, Madame Caroline went up to the room where her brother's plans were kept, immediately after breakfast, in order to set to work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her brother, when at Constantinople, busy with his great scheme of the Oriental railways, had asked her to go through all the notes he had made at the time when they had travelled through Asia Minor together, and to draw up a kind of memoir, which would be an historical _résumé_ of the question.
writing
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From this reading She had been writing for nearly half an hour when the need of some document forced her to engage in a long search among the portfolios heaped upon her table.
