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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
admired
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
always
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
anguish
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
beautiful
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
bit
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
bitter
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
borne
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
care
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
continually
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
day-time
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
dreams
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
envy
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From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
evening
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
flesh
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
gifted
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
Hannah
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
happiest
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
husband
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
husky
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
knew
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From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
lips
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
night-time
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
said
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
sense
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
sleep
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From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
soft
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
sometimes
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From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
sounded
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
suffered
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From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
tears
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
to-night
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From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
together
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
too
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
used
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From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
voice
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Oh, Hannah, it is not sometimes--but always--continually--evening and morning--day-time and night-time, for when I sleep I have such dreams!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
woman
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
world
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From this reading "I always thought," said Hannah, in a husky voice that sounded still of tears, "that a woman who was beautiful and gifted and admired, and had a husband to take care of her, must be the happiest creature in the world.
wrung
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From this reading She wrung her hands together and bit the flesh of her soft lips, as if with a sense of anguish too bitter to be borne.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I used to look at you with envy, but I knew, before to-night, that you suffered sometimes."
