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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 HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
all
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
awake
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be day indeed.
bed
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
ceaselessly
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
chinks
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
Comes
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
COUNSEL
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
darkness
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
day
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From this reading It must be day indeed.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
elbow
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
eyelids
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
furrowing
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
get
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
gold
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
hours
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
HOW
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
indeed
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From this reading It must be day indeed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be day indeed.
KEEPS
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
lies
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
light
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
mark
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
MIDDAY
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
MONA
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
Mona's
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
Morn
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be day indeed.
NOTE
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
notices
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
Orient
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
OWN
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
RECEIVES
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From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
refuses
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
rises
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
settle
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW MONA KEEPS HER OWN COUNSEL--AND HOW AT MIDDAY SHE RECEIVES A NOTE.
shutters
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
Sleep
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From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
star
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
staring
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
Then
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From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she rises upon her elbow, and notices how the light comes through the chinks of the shutters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
vacancy
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
wake
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sleep, even when she does get to bed, refuses to settle upon Mona's eyelids.
white
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
wide
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From this reading During the rest of the long hours that mark the darkness she lies wide awake, staring upon vacancy, and thinking ceaselessly until "Morn, in the white wake of the morning star, Comes furrowing all the Orient into gold."
