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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 On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
arms
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
aunt
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
black
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
brother-love
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
closely
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
covered
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
cuffs
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
day
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
down
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
dress
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
engagement
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
feathers
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
felt
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
fire
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From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
go
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
got
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
hat
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
heat
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From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
Highclose
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
home
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
indulgent
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a windy, sunny day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
June
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
keep
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
knew
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
Leslie
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
Lettie
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
mill
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
mourning
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
old
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
passionate
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From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
ready
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
scattered
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From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
shelter
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From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
shielding
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
sleeves
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
Sunday
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From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
sunny
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From this reading It was a windy, sunny day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
Then
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From this reading Then, when I looked at her fair hands, and her arms closely covered in the long black cuffs of her sleeves, I felt keenly my old brother-love shielding, indulgent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
voile
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In shelter the heat was passionate, but in the open the wind scattered its fire.
windy
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From this reading It was a windy, sunny day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
wore
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From this reading We were in mourning for an aunt, so she wore a dress of fine black voile, and a black hat with long feathers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the first Sunday in June, when Lettie knew she would keep her engagement with Leslie, and when she was having a day at home from Highclose, she got ready to go down to the mill.
