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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 Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
appears
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
breast
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
breath
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
burning
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
chest
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
closed
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
corpse
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From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
deceived
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
excitement
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
eyes
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
face
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
fall
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
fancy
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
fastened
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
feebly
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
flutters
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
gazing
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From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
GONE
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From this reading GONE!
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
imagined
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From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
improbabilities
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From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
intensity
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
knelt
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
linen
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
lips
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
loved
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From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
mother's
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
move
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
Pale
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
parted
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
really
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
rise
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
see
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
seem
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
side
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
similar
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From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
slightly
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From this reading Had she deceived herself, or did she really see the linen upon her mother’s breast move slightly?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
striving
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From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The closed eyes seem striving to open, the chest appears to rise and fall; even one may fancy that the breath flutters feebly from between the parted lips.
trembling
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
Violet
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
white
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From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who has not imagined similar improbabilities when gazing upon the corpse of a loved one?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pale and trembling with excitement, Violet knelt at the side of the body, her eyes fastened with burning intensity upon the white, still face.
