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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 It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
back
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
beauties
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
bed
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
blue
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
cause
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
colour
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
consciousness
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
consequence
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
dark
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
defeat
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
desperately
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
disturbed
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
dominical
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
dripping
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
dwelt
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
falling
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
fangs
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
felt
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
finally
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
fix
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
gazing
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
hours
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
house
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
joy
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
languished
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
lay
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
like
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
moment
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
much
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
nude
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
o'clock
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
October
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
peace
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
prints
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From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
rain
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
remaining
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
silk
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
sole
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
soon
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
sound
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
spectacle
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
strokes
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
ten
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
thirty-six
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
tired
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
trees
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From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
VICTORIA
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
wall
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From this reading VICTORIA lay back in bed, gazing at the blue silk wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ten o'clock, but still dark; not a sound disturbed dominical peace, except the rain dripping from the trees, falling finally like the strokes of time.
weariness
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From this reading She felt desperately tired, though she had not left the house for thirty-six hours; her weariness was as much a consequence as a cause of her consciousness of defeat.
wearing
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her eyes dwelt for a moment on the colour prints where the nude beauties languished.
winter
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From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading October was wearing; and soon the cruel winter would come and fix its fangs into the sole remaining joy of her life, the spectacle of life itself.
