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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 But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
all
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dreaded everything and everybody.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
baby
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
believed
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
casual
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
confiding
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
devoted
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
discovery
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
dreaded
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From this reading She dreaded everything and everybody.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
employed
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She dreaded everything and everybody.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She dreaded everything and everybody.
exercising
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
friend
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
girl
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
hard
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
hold
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
hour
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
interests
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
intimate
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
inviolable
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
like
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
Lizzie
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From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
made
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
mistress's
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
moment
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From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
moment's
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From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
most
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
much
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
other
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
peace
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From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
pictured
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
plantation
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
promise
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
promises
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
Rosa
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
season
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
secrecy
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dreaded everything and everybody.
spy
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
story
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
task
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But from that moment Lizzie had not a moment’s peace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
thousand
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
torture
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
very
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
visitor
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From this reading Each casual visitor she believed to be a spy, and the appearance of a friend made her think that the hour of discovery had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
whole
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From this reading The whole time she was employed in exercising the baby in the plantation, was a season of torture to Lizzie, who pictured her confiding the whole story to her most intimate friend, under a promise of inviolable secrecy.
women
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
yellow
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From this reading Rosa made her a thousand promises of fidelity, but the yellow girl, though devoted to her mistress’s interests, was, after all, very much like other women, and found it a hard task to hold her tongue.
