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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 “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
all
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
anguish
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
arbor
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
beheld
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
bending
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
countenance
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
earthly
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
emerged
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
forget
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
fountain
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
frame
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From this reading A tremor shivered through his frame.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
gentle
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
grass
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
hand
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From this reading She touched Roderick with her hand.
heard
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
hope
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
husband
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
idea
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
love
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
mingled
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
moment
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
motion
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
plunged
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
reflected
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
report
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
Roderick
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From this reading She touched Roderick with her hand.
Rosina
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
said
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
sculptor
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She touched Roderick with her hand.
shivered
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From this reading A tremor shivered through his frame.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
sound
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
Then
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A tremor shivered through his frame.
tinkling
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
touched
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From this reading She touched Roderick with her hand.
tremor
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From this reading A tremor shivered through his frame.
trustworthy
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
unselfish
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From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
voice
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From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
waving
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From this reading At that moment, if report be trustworthy, the sculptor beheld a waving motion through the grass, and heard a tinkling sound, as if something had plunged into the fountain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Rosina had emerged from the arbor, and was bending over him with the shadow of his anguish reflected in her countenance, yet so mingled with hope and unselfish love that all anguish seemed but an earthly shadow and a dream.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Then forget yourself, my husband,” said a gentle voice above him; “forget yourself in the idea of another!”
