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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 She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
acting
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
All
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
Avila
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From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
back
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
blows
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
Brickwall
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
cannot
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From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
cloak
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
company's
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
dark
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
darkly
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
de
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From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
England
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
eyes
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fashion
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
hark
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
heart
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From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
Huguenots
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From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
letter
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
means
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
ministers
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From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
motion
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
mouth
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From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
moving
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
music
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
news
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From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
Oak
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
only
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
Pedro
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From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
Philip's
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
plays
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
Queen
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From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
see
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
smile
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From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
softer
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
some
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
thrust
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
tires
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From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
voice
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From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thrust back the letter under her cloak, and went on acting, but in a softer voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She must smile above the letter as though it were good news from her ministers--the smile that tires the mouth and the poor heart.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She cannot remember the name of Pedro de Avila, nor what he did to the Huguenots, nor when, nor where.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘All this while--hark to it--the wind blows through Brickwall Oak, the music plays, and, with the company’s eyes upon her, the Queen of England must think what this means.
written
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From this reading She can only see darkly some dark motion moving in Philip’s dark mind, for he hath never written before in this fashion.
