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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
air
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
arrived
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
astir
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
beautiful
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
black
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
bowed
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
bright
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
burned
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
certainly
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
clay
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
dark
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
despondent
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
devoted
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
differences
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
dimly
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
drawing-room
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From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
dressed
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
ETHELWYNN
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From this reading ETHELWYNN IS SILENT.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
everywhere
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
existed
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
face
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
full
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
grief
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
Half-demented
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
haste
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
hot
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
household
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
hushed
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
inanimate
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ETHELWYNN IS SILENT.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
knees
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
lamp
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
late
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
love
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
made
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
Manor
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From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
Mary's
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
midnight
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From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
mourning
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
o'clock
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
old
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
other
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
paler
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
plain
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
presence
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
reigned
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
room
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
rushing
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
sat
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From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
seated
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From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
shade
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
shadows
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
SILENT
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From this reading ETHELWYNN IS SILENT.
sisters
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
ten
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
there
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
thrown
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From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
usually
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At midnight I was seated in the drawing-room of the Manor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half-demented by grief, my love had arrived in hot haste about ten o'clock, and, rushing to poor Mary's room, had thrown herself upon her knees beside the poor inanimate clay; for, even though of late differences might have existed between them, the sisters were certainly devoted to each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before me, dressed in plain black which made her beautiful face look even paler than it was, sat my love, bowed, despondent, silent.
yellow
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From this reading The household, although still astir, was hushed by the presence of the dead; the long old room itself, usually so bright and pleasant, seemed full of dark shadows, for the lamp, beneath its yellow shade, burned but dimly, and everywhere there reigned an air of mourning.
