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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 Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
ANADALE
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
brilliantly
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
bush
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
Chaos
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
chariot
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
darkness
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
daughter
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
day
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From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
diamonds
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
dread
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
dropped
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
earth
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
ebony
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
elected
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
expanse
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
firmament
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
frost
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
glorious
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
go
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
GOES
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
gone
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
ground
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
half-past
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From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
heaven's
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
heavy
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
hours
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
land
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
lay
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
lies
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
lighting
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
London
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
makes
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
MANY
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
midday
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
mission
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
MONA
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
Nicholas
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
own
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
road
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
Rodney
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
SEES
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
soft
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
sparkle
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
sunshine
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
THERE
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
THINGS
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
traversed
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
tree
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
two
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From this reading About half-past two next day they start for Anadale.
UNKNOWN
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From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
up
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
Violet
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From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not Violet, or Captain Rodney, who have elected to go on a mission of their own, nor Nicholas, who has gone up to London.
whole
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From this reading The frost lies heavy on the ground; the whole road, and every bush and tree, sparkle brilliantly, as though during the hours when darkness lay upon the earth the dread daughter of Chaos, as she traversed the expanse of the firmament in her ebony chariot, had dropped heaven's diamonds upon the land.
wintry
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From this reading The wintry sunshine lighting them up makes soft and glorious the midday.
YETconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading HOW MONA GOES TO ANADALE--AND HOW SHE THERE SEES MANY THINGS AS YET TO HER UNKNOWN.
