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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 In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
answer
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From this reading She did not answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
away
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From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
bank
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From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
bluish
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
cages
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
canaries
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
darkish
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not answer.
down
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From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
dozen
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
dusk
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
foulard
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
Gerald
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
glistening
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
Hermione
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
kitchen
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
labourer's
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
large
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
luminous
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
mill
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
more
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
off
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From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
other
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From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
room
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
said
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From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
sang
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
set
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From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
shrilly
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
stayed
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From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
talking
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
top
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
unwillingly
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From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
voices
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
walls
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
well
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From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
white
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
wife
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From this reading In the large darkish kitchen of the mill, the labourer’s wife was talking shrilly to Hermione and Gerald, who stood, he in white and she in a glistening bluish foulard, strangely luminous in the dusk of the room; whilst from the cages on the walls, a dozen or more canaries sang at the top of their voices.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He set off down the bank, and she went unwillingly with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she would not have stayed away, either.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We know each other well, you and I, already,” he said.
