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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 From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
also
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
birth
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
carry
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
child
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
design
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
Desperately
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
endurance
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
execution
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
faltered
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
fatal
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
feet
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
forces
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
ground
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
heart
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From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
heaven
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From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
human
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
led
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
limit
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
many
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
months
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
nature
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
overcharged
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From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
physical
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
power
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From this reading Vain was the struggle; her vital power was spent.
prayer
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From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
privation
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
reached
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
reckoned
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
resolved
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
slipped
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
spent
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From this reading Vain was the struggle; her vital power was spent.
staggered
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
struggle
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From this reading Vain was the struggle; her vital power was spent.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
up
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From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
Vain
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From this reading Vain was the struggle; her vital power was spent.
vital
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From this reading Vain was the struggle; her vital power was spent.
voiceless
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From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
Weakened
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
weary
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From her overcharged heart a voiceless and terrible prayer went up to heaven.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution, she had not reckoned with nature.
