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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 Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
abbot
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From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
additional
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
almost
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
Belle
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
brother
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
contradict
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
dark
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
Delorme
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
engagement
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
enough
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
eyes
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
fairly
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
far
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
figure
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
ghost
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
go
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
goes
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
haunt
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
he'll
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
heard
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From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
Honor
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
Launce
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
like
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
lips
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
miserable
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
moonlight
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
more
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From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
night
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From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
now
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
off
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
old
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From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
past
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
says
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
scoffing
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
see
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
seen
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From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
September
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
smile
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From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
sunless
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From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After that night no more is seen or heard of the old abbot.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
trouble
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From this reading To Honor has come an additional trouble--the engagement between her brother and Belle Delorme is broken off.
turn
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
up
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
Wait
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
way
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From this reading "Wait till the moonlight nights are past, and he'll turn up again," Launce says in his scoffing way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Poor little Belle goes about like a ghost; her miserable eyes, which go so far to contradict the smile on her lips, fairly haunt Honor.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But the nights are dark enough now--it is an almost sunless September, and yet they see nothing of the figure.
