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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, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
age
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
ago
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
Albemarle
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
all
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
angular
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
approached
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
approaching
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
assuredness
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
beautiful
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
beauty
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
century
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
comfort
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
dark
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
day
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
doors
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
down
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
expected
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
eye
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
features
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
fixed
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
flanked
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
flung
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
front
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
galleries
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
gallery
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
gate
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
gaze
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
gentle
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
gentry
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
hair
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
house
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
hundred
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
intently
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
land
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
late
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
lay
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
looking
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
mansion
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
many
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
middle
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
moments
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
more
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
now
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
old
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
only
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
opened
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
opening
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
out
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
place
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
plantations
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
preceding
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
produced
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
ran
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
rear
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
region
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
roadway
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
rude
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
sat
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
see
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
settled
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
slope
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
slopes
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
some
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
somewhat
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
soon
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
spot
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
strong
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
summit
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
tall
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
then
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
there
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
thus
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
tree-clad
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
usual
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
Virginia
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
waiting
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From this reading She had sat thus for some moments, many moments, her gaze intently fixed, as though waiting for something--something or someone that she did not now see, but expected soon to see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
well-to-do
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From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For this was more than a hundred years ago; and what is now an ancient land was then a half opened region, settled only here and there by the great plantations of the well-to-do.
wide
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From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house that lay at the summit of the long and gentle slope, flanked by its wide galleries--its flung doors opening it from front to rear to the gaze as one approached--had all the rude comfort and assuredness usual with the gentry of that time and place.
woman
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From this reading A woman, tall, somewhat angular, dark of hair and eye, strong of features--a woman now approaching middle age--sat looking out over the long, tree-clad slopes that ran down from the gallery front of the mansion house to the gate at the distant roadway.
years
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From this reading It was late afternoon of a day so beautiful that not even old Albemarle, beauty spot of Virginia, ever produced one more beautiful--not in the hundred years preceding that day, nor in the century since then.
