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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 EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
also
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
apartments
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
attic
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
Back
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
BECOMES
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
black
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
boxes
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
cellar
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
centre
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
commencement
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
depth
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
designed
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
directions
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
dismal
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
DIVINITY
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
doors
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
eagerly
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
EDITH
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
entrance
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
explore
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
field
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
floor
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
front
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
full
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
gain
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
garden
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
hasten
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
hole
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
house
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
hurriedly
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
idea
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
kitchen
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
large
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
like
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
looking
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
many
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
months
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
much
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
named
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
narrow
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
nature
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
old
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
opened
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
orchard
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
out
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
pasture
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
place
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
porch
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
pretty
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
ran
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
rather
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
refuge
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
resources
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
room
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
rooms
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
rubbish
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
second
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
small
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
smaller
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From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
some
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
spend
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
spot
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
strand
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
then
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
There
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From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Back of this was one much smaller, and doors opened from both the apartments named into a long and rather narrow room running the full depth of the house, and which had been designed as the kitchen.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
three
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
up
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
various
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
very
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From this reading The house had three rooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and a very small attic.
view
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was also a pretty good cellar, though it looked to Edith like a black, dismal hole, and was full of rubbish and old boxes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
windows
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From this reading The entrance of the house was at the commencement of the porch, which ran along under the windows of the large front room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
years
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From this reading EDITH BECOMES A "DIVINITY" As the wrecked would hasten up the strand and explore eagerly in various directions in order to gain some idea of the nature and resources of the place where they might spend months and even years, so Edith hurriedly passed from one room to another, looking the house over first, as their place of refuge and centre of life, and then went out to a spot from which she could obtain a view of the garden, the little orchard, and the pasture field.
