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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 The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
all
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From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
back
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
bring
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
came
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From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
certainty
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
close
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From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
clothes
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
considerations
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
despair
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From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
evil
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From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
eyes
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From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
failed
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
hope
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
hour
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From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
hours
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
important
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
impossible
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From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
indignation
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
inevitable
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
kind
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From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
Lady
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From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
Markland
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From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
more
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
most
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
night
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From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
out
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
prosaic
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From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
resistance
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
said
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From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
saying
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From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
scorn
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From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
self-assertion
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
slow
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the most prosaic of considerations, the least important, his clothes, if nothing more, must bring him back.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Lady Markland did not close her eyes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
then
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
Theo
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From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
two
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From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on saying this to herself, till from a half scorn which was in it at first it came to a kind of despair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He must come back, she said to herself, even if all were over, which seemed impossible, impossible!--all in an hour or two, in one afternoon, when she thought no evil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The strength of resistance, of indignation, of self-assertion, failed her, as was inevitable in the long and slow hours, during which she looked out, at first with a certainty, then with a hope, that Theo would come back.
