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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 When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
betrayed
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
black
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
bonnet
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
brother
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
came
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
church
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From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
CINDERS
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From this reading CINDERS.
dark
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
day
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From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
decayed
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
Dolly
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From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
door
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
dress
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
expected
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From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
frightened
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
George
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From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
glass
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grey-eyed
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
hand
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
heard
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
heart
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
home
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
hurried
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
incomplete
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
indignation
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
knocked
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
listening
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
Mid
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
noblest
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
o'er
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
objects
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
optic
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
pent-up
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
purposes
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
quick-beating
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
sadder
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Dolly stood listening--a frightened, grey-eyed, pent-up indignation, in a black dress, with her bonnet in her hand.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
Things
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
thought's
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
transits
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
upstairs
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From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
utterly
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolly went to afternoon church the day George was expected.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she came home she heard that her brother was upstairs, and she hurried along the passage with a quick-beating heart, and knocked at his door.
wreck
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From this reading 'Mid the wreck of IS and WAS, Things incomplete and purposes betrayed Make sadder transits o'er thought's optic glass Than noblest objects utterly decayed!
