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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 A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
agitated
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
away
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
based
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From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
Blount
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
came
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
close
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
Colonel
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
conclusions
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From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
detection
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
died
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
door
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
downcast
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
draw
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From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
drawn
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
droop
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
eavesdropping
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
Ellison
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
enough
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
face
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
footsteps
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
forced
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From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
gallery
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
gaze
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
heard
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
house
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
impossible
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From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
Lady
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
man's
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
Miss
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
observer
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
out
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
own
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
pensive
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
possible
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
rocking-chair
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
room
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
sat
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
SCORNED
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
shoulders
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
side
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
sound
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From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
spoke
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From this reading The droop of this man's shoulders, the drawn look of his face, spoke plainly enough for her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
suspicions
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From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
suspicious
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
voices
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This being impossible, she was forced to draw her own conclusions, based in part upon her own suspicions.
watchful
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From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hardly had the sound of his footsteps died away before she was out of the door of her room and by the side of Miss Lady, who still sat, pensive and downcast, in her rocking-chair on the gallery.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
WOMAN
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From this reading A WOMAN SCORNED As Colonel Blount passed from the gallery into the house he came under the gaze of a close observer.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Ellison, for reasons of her own watchful and suspicious, had heard these agitated voices on the gallery, and, had it been possible without detection, would not have been in the least above eavesdropping.
