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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 A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
actually
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
air
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
Alps
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
any
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
approaching
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
arms
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
atmosphere
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
came
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
certain
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
chance
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
chillness
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
collect
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
creeping
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
danger
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
depression
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
Diana
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
direct
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
discern
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
door
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
enough
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
enter
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
entresol
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
escape
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
experienced
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
eyes
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
far
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
foam
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
folded
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
glimmering
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
grey
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
heaviness
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
leaning
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
lip
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
locked
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
meditate
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
merely
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
misty
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
moment
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
mountains
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
narrow
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
night
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
Once
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
opened
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
out
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
outline
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
own
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
pale
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
presented
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
pretty
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
realising
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
rooms
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
Savoy
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
scarcely
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
see
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
single
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
sitting-room
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
snowy
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
star
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
stillness
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
suite
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From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once in her own pretty suite of rooms, Diana locked the door of the _entresol_, so that no one might enter by chance.
thoughts
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
twinkled
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From this reading A single pale star twinkled through the misty atmosphere, and the stillness of approaching night had in it a certain heaviness and depression.
visible
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
wave
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
white
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
window
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From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
window-sill
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From this reading With arms folded on the window-sill she looked as far as her eyes could see--far enough to discern the glimmering white of the Savoy Alps which at the moment presented merely an outline, as of foam on the lip of a wave.
wished
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From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her sitting-room was grey with the creeping twilight, and she went to the window and opened it, leaning out to breathe the snowy chillness of the air which came direct from the scarcely visible mountains.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She wished to be alone that she might collect her thoughts and meditate on the “narrow escape” which she had experienced without actually realising any danger.
