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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
all
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
apart
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From this reading His nature and her own were so far apart!
away
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not last—how could it?
craggy
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From this reading All that he loved in poetry and nature, had in it something craggy and culminating.
crowded
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
culminating
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From this reading All that he loved in poetry and nature, had in it something craggy and culminating.
day
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
distrust
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
doubted
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From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
doubts
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
far
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From this reading His nature and her own were so far apart!
fast
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
giving
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From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
happiness
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that he loved in poetry and nature, had in it something craggy and culminating.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
how
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From this reading It could not last—how could it?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could not last—how could it?
kept
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could not last—how could it?
loved
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From this reading All that he loved in poetry and nature, had in it something craggy and culminating.
Miltoun
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
much
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From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
nature
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From this reading His nature and her own were so far apart!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
only
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
own
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
poetry
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From this reading All that he loved in poetry and nature, had in it something craggy and culminating.
presence
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
prone
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His nature and her own were so far apart!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading All that he loved in poetry and nature, had in it something craggy and culminating.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
there
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From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
thick
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
too
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From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His nature and her own were so far apart!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When on the afternoon of that same day Miltoun did not come, all the chilly doubts which his presence alone kept away, crowded thick and fast into the mind of one only too prone to distrust her own happiness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Even in that giving of herself which had been such happiness, she had yet doubted; for there was so much in him that was to her mysterious.
