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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 Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
Alixe
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
arrived
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
basket
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
clear
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From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
delicate
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
dined
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
draw
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
embroider
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
flowers
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
girl
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
given
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
Highland
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
hours
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
kinder
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
land
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From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
lawn
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
leaves
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
life's
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
lost
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From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
making
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
near
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
out
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From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
piece
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
room
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
sat
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
shadows
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From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
sheer
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
sitting
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
some
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
stillness
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From this reading She seemed to draw near out of the land of lost shadows as he sat in the clear twilight stillness and looked on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
threads
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
tiny
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
together
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
Tower
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
unroyal
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From this reading So he might have watched Alixe if she had been some unroyal girl given to him in one of life's kinder hours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
watched
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From this reading And he sat and watched her draw delicate threads through the tiny leaves and flowers she was making.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
window
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From this reading After they had dined they sat together in the long Highland twilight before her window in the Tower room where he had found her sitting when he arrived.
work
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From this reading Her work basket was near her and she took a piece of sheer lawn from it and began to embroider.
