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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 There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
air
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
back
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
better
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
burning
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
busy
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From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
certainly
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
claim
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
coming
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
commanded
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
country
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
day
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
difficult
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From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
duties
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
energy
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
especially
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From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
eyrie
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
family
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
far
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
feel
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
glorious
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
greater
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
HAPPILY
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
headaches
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
heavy-eyed
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
kept
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From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
less
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
letting
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
light
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
lost
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
McNab
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
mingled
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
Mrs
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
night
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
occasional
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
pale
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
periods
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
pretty
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From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
room
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
saw
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
seabathing
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
seclusion
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
showed
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
sleep
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
sometimes
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
spirit
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
telling
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From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
There
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
Towers
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Already the seabathing and the country air were telling upon me: I lost my headaches, and began to sleep better, and it was glorious to feel energy coming back to me.
used
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
vagueness
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From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
very
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
view
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
violently
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was kept pretty busy, but there was nothing especially difficult.
week
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
window
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From this reading There were occasional periods during which she remained in seclusion, and from the window of my room, which commanded a view of her eyrie, I sometimes saw her light burning far into the night; certainly she used to look pale and heavy-eyed in the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But for the greater part of each day she mingled with her family, and showed less vagueness in letting me know what were my duties.
work
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From this reading HAPPILY for me, the spirit of work did not claim Mrs. McNab very violently during my first week at The Towers.
