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above-stairs
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
absorbed
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
all
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From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
any
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
cheerfully
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
circumstances
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
down
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
empty
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
enough
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
existence
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
family
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
going
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
hall
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
house
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From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
interest
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
intrusion
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
knitting
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
lady's
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
languor
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From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
Lilias
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
Martuccia
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
meeting
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
NELLO'S
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From this reading NELLO’S RESCUE.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
old
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
own
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
passages
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
presence
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
RESCUE
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From this reading NELLO’S RESCUE.
return
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
room
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
seeing
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
servants
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
sick-room
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
sound
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
staircases
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
suspended
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From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
there
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
tranquilly
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
up
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From this reading Little Lilias went up into her own room, and down all the long staircases and passages, without meeting or seeing any one.
very
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From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
visible
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
waiting
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was very still in the afternoon languor--all its life suspended.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
world
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From this reading Between the sick-room, in which all the interest of the family existence was absorbed, and the servants’ part of the house, in which life went on cheerfully enough under all circumstances, but without any intrusion into the still world above-stairs, there was nothing going on.
young
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From this reading Martuccia was in the old hall, tranquilly knitting and waiting for her young lady’s return; but the house was empty of all sound or presence, nobody visible.
