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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 BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
age
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
BAGPIPE
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
childish
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
depth
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From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
distance
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
Déruchette
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
evening
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
FIRE
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
Gilliatt
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
girl
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
HORIZON
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
just
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
knew
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
leading
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
Lethierry
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
men
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
Mess
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
met
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
more
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
Only
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
period
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
Peter's
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
Port
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
road
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
said
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
seen
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
sixteen
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
snow
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
spoken
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
St
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
star
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
STREAKS
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From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
sunk
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From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BAGPIPE I STREAKS OF FIRE ON THE HORIZON Gilliatt had never spoken to Déruchette; he knew her from having seen her at a distance, as men know the morning star.
tracing
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
tricks
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From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
unfathomed
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From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
Vale
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were women to Gilliatt?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were women to Gilliatt?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
women
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From this reading What were women to Gilliatt?
word
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From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
written
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From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
years
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From this reading At the period when Déruchette had met Gilliatt on the road leading from St. Peter's Port to Vale, and had surprised him by tracing his name in the snow, she was just sixteen years of age.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Only the evening before Mess Lethierry had said to her, "Come, no more childish tricks; you are a great girl."
young
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From this reading That word "Gilliatt," written by the young maiden, had sunk into an unfathomed depth.
