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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 She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
advanced
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
banished
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
bed
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
break
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
countess
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
Dark
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
day
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
Daylight
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
direction
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
dressing-gown
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From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
eyes
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
farther
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
Forster
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
gone
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wasn't it in my passage?"
just
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From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
kept
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
Miss
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Wasn't it in my passage?"
night
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
now
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
occurred
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wasn't it in my passage?"
placing
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
ready
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From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
really
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From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
remove
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From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
sheets
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
sleep
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
soon
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
sound
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From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
There
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
thoughts
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From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
Twixt
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
Wasn't
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From this reading Wasn't it in my passage?"
well
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From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was that?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was just about to remove her dressing-gown, and really make herself ready for bed, when the silence of the night was broken by a sound.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something which kept her from placing herself between the sheets; and now that at last she was beginning to have thoughts in that direction, something occurred which banished sleep still farther from her eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Twixt the Dark and Daylight The night had gone, the morning was well advanced, the day would soon break, the countess had long since gone, and still Miss Forster had not gone to bed.
