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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
astonishment
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
Barrys
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
beauty
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
bright
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
closed
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
comes
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From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
Ella
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
fault
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From this reading ‘It was my fault.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
frightened
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
gateway
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From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
goes
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From this reading She goes quickly to him.
guise
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
indeed
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
jewel
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
leafy
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
lies
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
Mark
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
modest
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
More
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘It was my fault.
naturally
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
nest
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
notice
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
now
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
opening
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
pauses
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From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
peeping
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
quickly
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From this reading She goes quickly to him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
red
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
represt
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
rose
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
see
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
seeing
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
seems
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She goes quickly to him.
sings
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From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
then
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From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
two
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
unbounded
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From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It was my fault.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His astonishment at seeing the two Barrys here is unbounded, so unbounded, indeed, that Ella, who has been the first to see him, and who therefore naturally has been the first to notice it, is quite frightened.
Wyndham
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From this reading Wyndham pauses in the gateway, and then comes forward.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘“Mark ye,” he sings, “in modest maiden guise The red rose peeping from her leafy nest; Half opening, now half closed, the jewel lies: More bright her beauty seems, the more represt.”’
