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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 Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
actual
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
away
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
bands
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
constructive
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
early
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
fingers
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
flowers
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
fly
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
forest
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From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
gave
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
German
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
glance
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
goal
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
ill
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
inn
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
lady
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
lawn
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
learned
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
Marwitz
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
Marwitz's
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
mastered
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
miles
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
moors
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From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
music
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
narrow
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
new
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
out
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
piece
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
possessed
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
power
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
realized
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
remote
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From this reading It was remote and very silent.
rested
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
rose
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From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
round
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From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
said
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
silent
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From this reading It was remote and very silent.
some
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
station
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
staying
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From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
stretched
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From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
Trees
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From this reading Trees rose round it, the moors of the forest stretched before.
ugly
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
vast
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
very
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From this reading It was remote and very silent.
Von
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was remote and very silent.
wayside
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From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here it was, she had learned at the station, some miles away, that the German lady and gentleman were staying, and the lady was said to be very ill.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame Von Marwitz looked out from her fly at the ugly little wayside inn with its narrow lawn and its bands of early flowers.
world
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From this reading Madame von Marwitz's glance, as it rested upon the goal of her journey, had in it the look of vast, constructive power, as when, for the first time, it rested on a new piece of music, realized it, mastered it, possessed it, actual, in her mind, before her fingers gave it to the world.
