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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 SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
become
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
beheld
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
behold
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
brown
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
came
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
cheatery
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From this reading That it was no hallucination, no piece of visual cheatery, I am firmly convinced.”
consciousness
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
convinced
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From this reading That it was no hallucination, no piece of visual cheatery, I am firmly convinced.”
cousin
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
cowled
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
discovered
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
distinct
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
eyes
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
fainted
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
figure
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
firmly
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From this reading That it was no hallucination, no piece of visual cheatery, I am firmly convinced.”
followed
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
Gilbert
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
GILBERT'S
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
Grey
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
hallucination
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From this reading That it was no hallucination, no piece of visual cheatery, I am firmly convinced.”
happened
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
indoors
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
kinsman
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
Lady
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
lapsing
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
looking
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
moment
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
Monk
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
narrative
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
oblivious
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
only
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
out
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
Pell
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
perceived
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
piece
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From this reading That it was no hallucination, no piece of visual cheatery, I am firmly convinced.”
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
positive
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
presence
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
resume
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
robed
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
said
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
sat
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
say
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From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
scared
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
seconds
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
SIR
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
space
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
speak
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
spoke
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
studies
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
THEORY
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
three
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
Trant
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
two
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From this reading But that, although only for a space of two or three seconds, my eyes beheld a robed and cowled figure, I am as positive as that they behold you at this moment.
visual
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From this reading That it was no hallucination, no piece of visual cheatery, I am firmly convinced.”
waiting
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From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading SIR GILBERT’S THEORY Lady Pell sat looking at her kinsman for a little while in silence, waiting for him to resume his narrative, and it was not till she perceived that he had become oblivious of her presence and was on the point of lapsing into one of his brown studies, that she spoke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
wits
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From this reading Sir Gilbert, who came to himself with a little start when she began to speak, said: “I have no distinct consciousness of anything that followed till I found Trant standing over me, looking half scared out of his wits, and can only suppose that I must have fainted again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what happened after that, cousin?” she asked, “that is to say, after you discovered that you had been brought indoors by the Grey Monk?”
