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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 Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
allay
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From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
appealing
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
brow
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
cease
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
certain
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
comes
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
conduced
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
Cottage
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
darkness
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
dog
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
exceptionally
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From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
excessive
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
eye
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
eyes
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
Fear
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
figure
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
full
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From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
garden
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
girl
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
greet
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
grief
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From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
hastens
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From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
heat
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
ivied
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
languor
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
lips
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
lithe
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
makes
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
making
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
meets
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
more
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
nervousness
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
oftentimes
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
outdone
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From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
pallor
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
restraineth
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
striking
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
summer
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From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
suppressed
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From this reading There is something about her so full of grief suppressed that he hastens to allay it.
surrounded
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
there
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
thoughts
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
to-day
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From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
walls
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
warm
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From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
weather
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From this reading The weather since the beginning of the summer has been exceptionally warm, and to-day has outdone itself.
whitening
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From this reading Perhaps nervousness has conduced to the pallor that is whitening her lips and brow, and is making even more striking the darkness of her appealing eyes.
words
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From this reading ‘Fear oftentimes restraineth words, But makes not thoughts to cease.’
Wyndham
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From this reading Here in the Cottage garden, surrounded by its ivied walls, the heat is excessive, and there is a certain languor in the lithe figure of the girl as she comes forward, the dog beside her, to greet Wyndham, that meets his eye.
