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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 After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
absorbed
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From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
afraid
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
attend
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
back
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
bade
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
bed
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
bring
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
came
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
candles
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
chair
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
closed
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
deep
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
drawing-room
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
eyes
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
far
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
fire
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
fresh
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
further
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
given
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
go
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
gone
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
indeed
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From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
leaned
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
looking
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From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
made
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
many
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From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
meditation
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
night
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
Osmond
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From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
other
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From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
put
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From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
said
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From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
sat
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
servant
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
situation
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From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
speak
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
then
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From this reading A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed.
There
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
things
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From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
trust
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
up
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From this reading After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation.
vibrations
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From this reading There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things.
words
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From this reading She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it.
