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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 The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
all
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
anxious
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
any
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
bathed
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
batiste
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
bosom
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
brightest
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
bunch
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
came
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
cannot
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
charming
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
conversational
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
danger
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
dawn
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
day
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
dear
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
depressed
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
Diana
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
Dimitrius
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
dimly
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
earliest
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
eve
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
evil
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
fated
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
forebodings
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
Féodor
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
gayer
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
glittering
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
glory
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
gown
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
grows
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
harsh
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
heliotrope
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
hours
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
humours
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
impatient
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
lady
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
light
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
longest
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
looking
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
lovely
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
low
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
Madame
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
many
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
misty
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
more
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
nature
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
old
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
only
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
rallied
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
rather
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
ready
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
resulting
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
risen
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
robbed
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
science
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
seem
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
sighed
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From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
simple
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
skies
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
soft
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
son
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
spend
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
spirits
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
stars
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
subjected
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
summer
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
sun
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
sunset
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
trial
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, my dear!” sighed the old lady--“If I could only understand Féodor!--but I cannot!
up
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
usual
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From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
violet
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
warmth
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
white
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From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Madame who seemed depressed and anxious, and Diana, looking quite charming in her simple gown of white batiste with a bunch of heliotrope at her bosom, rather rallied her on her low spirits.
wicked
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From this reading He does not seem to be my son--he grows harsh and impatient,--this wicked science of his has robbed him of nature!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Diana had risen with the sun itself in the brightest of humours without any forebodings of evil or danger resulting from the trial to which she was ready to be subjected, and when Madame Dimitrius came up to spend the afternoon with her as usual, she was gayer and more conversational than she had been for many a day.
year
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From this reading The fated eve,--eve of the longest day in the year,--came in a soft splendour of misty violet skies and dimly glittering stars--after lovely hours of light and warmth which had bathed all nature in radiant summer glory from earliest dawn till sunset.
