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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 So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
all
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
arose
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
beautiful
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
Bight
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From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
bundling
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From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
came
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From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
cave
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From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
Cloven
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From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
crown
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
curiously
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From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
daintily
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
day
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
days
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
Dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
Elfhild
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
espied
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From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
Flood
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
flowers
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
game
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From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
hand
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed and said: "There is not another one."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
house
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
How
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From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He laughed and said: "There is not another one."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
Knoll
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From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
laughed
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From this reading He laughed and said: "There is not another one."
lip
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
midsummer
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He laughed and said: "There is not another one."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
Osberne
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From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
other
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
pipe
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From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
played
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From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
said
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From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
sheep
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From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
shepherd's
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From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
shone
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
side
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
slowly
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
spake
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
straight
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
sun
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
Sundering
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
there
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
thereof
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
together
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
two
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
very
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
walked
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
Wethermel
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
wherein
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From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she said: "Dost thou remember that game I played with the shepherd's pipe, how that the sheep came all bundling towards me?"
word
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From this reading When it was the morning and the sun shone through the house at Wethermel, those two arose and took each other by the hand, and no word they spake together, but went straight to the Sundering Flood, and there they walked slowly and daintily along the very lip thereof; and the day was the crown of all midsummer days, and it seemed to Elfhild that never on the other side had the flowers looked so fair and beautiful.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Elfhild looked curiously toward that cave wherein Osberne first espied her, and she said: "How would it be if there were another one there?"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So they went on till they came to the Bight of the Cloven Knoll, and there they looked across a while and yet said nothing.
