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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
any
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
Arden
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
away
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
better
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
brightening
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
care
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
color
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
DARKNESS
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
eagerly
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From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
Edith
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
face
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
faint
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
fairy
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
fear
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
garden
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
girl
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
glimmer
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
grisly
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
Hannibal
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From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
hearth
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
home
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
HORROR
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
increase
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
Lacey
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
longed
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From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
Malcom
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From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
mother
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
mused
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
mystery
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From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
occurred
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
pale
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
pass
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
reached
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
saw
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
shame
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
skies
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
smile
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
spectres
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
suggest
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From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
suspicion
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From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
there
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
too
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
traces
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
transient
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From this reading A HORROR OF GREAT DARKNESS By the time Edith reached home the transient strength and transient brightening of the skies seemed to pass away.
troubled
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From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
want
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From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mother was no better and the poor girl saw too plainly the grisly spectres, care, want, and shame upon her hearth, to fear any good fairy that left such traces as she saw in her garden.
way
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From this reading As she mused upon it on her way home, Arden Lacey suddenly occurred to her, and there was a glimmer of a smile and a faint increase of color on her pale face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But she did not suggest her suspicion to Hannibal, when he eagerly asked if it were Malcom.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the mystery troubled her; she longed to know who it was.
