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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 Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
admiration
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
agone
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
all
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
bedroom
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
Blake
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
calm
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
candlesticks
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
cause
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
certain
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
demand
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
dew
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
Dictynna's
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
dissipation
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
early
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
earth
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From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
exhorted
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
fallen
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
fatigued
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
fullest
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
garden
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
gazing
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
grandeur
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
half-past
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
heaven
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
hour
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
How
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
Kit
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
lovely
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From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
Misses
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
Monica's
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
moon
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
night
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From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
nine
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
Now
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
o'clock
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From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
ordered
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
overhung
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From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
pleads
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
rapt
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
rolls
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
room
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
rout
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
sees
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
spangled
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
success
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
ten
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From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is ten o'clock, and as lovely a night as ever overhung the earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
thereto
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
unclouded
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From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
unusual
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
Vision
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From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
whereby
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From this reading The Misses Blake, fatigued by their unusual dissipation, ordered an early rout an hour agone, whereby bedroom candlesticks were in demand at nine or half-past nine o'clock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon is at its fullest, the wind has fallen, all is calm as heaven itself, through which Dictynna's unclouded grandeur rolls.
window
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From this reading Now, in Monica's room Kit is standing by the open window gazing in rapt admiration at the dew spangled garden beneath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How Kit sees a Vision, and being exhorted thereto by it, pleads a certain cause with great success.
